American - Actress | July 24, 1982 -
I don't think any of us could have possibly anticipated how successful Mad Men has been. When we were working on the pilot, we loved it. We thought it was special. We hoped and prayed it'd be a success. But, we didn't count on it.
Elisabeth Moss
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Obviously, my life and my job in 2010 is very different from Peggy's experience in the 1960s. I exist in a world that enjoys more equality between men and women. But I don't take any of that into my performance. I just want to play the character as who she is as an individual - scene to scene.
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Why a musician loves playing jazz or classical music or what makes them happy, and why an artist likes to paint - it's so hard to actually put into words what that feeling is of joy that we get, but that is what I get: a feeling of joy when the camera is rolling, even if I'm doing something that is not joyous.
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Why an artist loves what they do is often so hard to describe.
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Ever since I was 15, when I did my first movie by myself, where my mom wasn't there and I had a guardian, I got to know the crew, and I got to be part of a group and a family. I love that part of it, the friendships that you make.
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Men and women are both humans, so, for me, that makes my characters and the work that I do human stories.
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I spent seven seasons on 'Mad Men,' playing what became considered a very feminist character.
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I just think that good stories are stories that reflect ourselves back at us and each other.
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I think that people should absolutely be allowed to do whatever they want with their bodies and to live the life they want to lead.
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I wish I was super-serious, anguished. I see those actors, and I am like, 'Oh God, they are so cool, and they seem so interesting.' I don't take acting that seriously.
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I love my work, but I do not think that I am saving the world... I am a Valley Girl.
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When I was 12, I didn't know about Nirvana or Oasis or any of those people. I was listening to Ella Fitzgerald and Gershwin.
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