American - Actress | April 18, 1989 -
I was a late bloomer.
Alia Shawkat
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Mitch Hurwitz was like a father figure to me. He was so sweet, and he's just so smart.
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I don't think it's good to say that you won't do certain things, but I don't necessarily have the natural urge to write.
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But I love singing, and I've been singing backup for friends' bands.
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I would do a movie musical.
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I've been reading scripts where they've been doing a lot of singing now, but within the dark, realistic story line. I would love, love, love, love to do that. But not a musical on Broadway, I don't have that kind of energy or stamina.
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I think with the whole new Internet media, I'm not necessarily Internet savvy, but I just feel that the way that art in general will be presented to the public is going to be different.
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I guess I've always been drawn to roles that have smart characters commenting on what's happening around them.
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As an actress, you never know when you're going to work again - and there's so much dependency on working.
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When you focus on life, on enjoying and connecting with other people, that's when work comes. When you focus on work, you can never work. I'm always going through waves of that.
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With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement - it's very much more connected. It's not just like I'm showing up and there's another actor on the call sheet; you're very attached to it.
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The main thing I got from growing up in a suburb is the boredom you have as a child.
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