I find comedy to be really scary, because it can go so wrong so easily, and the margin for error is so huge - and I guess that's what makes it funny, that tension. Tatiana Maslany comedyeasilyerror Change image and share on social
Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are. Tatiana Maslany guttrust Change image and share on social
Hype is wonderful when it happens, and you should capitalize on it. But you shouldn't bank on it being the thing that will take you to the next step. Because it's fleeting. The blah-blah-blah goes away, but you're still there. Tatiana Maslany bankblahcapitalize share on social
My mom's a translator, my dad's a woodworker; that's the world I grew up in, that's the world I'm most comfortable in. The whole idea of Hollywood or any of that other stuff that unfortunately goes along with film, that wasn't part of my upbringing, thankfully. Tatiana Maslany comfortabledadfilm share on social
Some of my favorite shows are ones where the characters are vile and human and flawed. That's what makes me want to keep watching a show, not writers telling me how to feel about characters. Tatiana Maslany characterfavoritefeel Change image and share on social
That's my favorite kind of television, where it's not wrapped up in a pretty little bow. It's like life. You deal with one thing in your life, 500 others rear their head. Tatiana Maslany bowdealfavorite Change image and share on social
You're working with adults and you're being paid to do a job. And you're a kid. Then you go back to high school, and everybody's partying, and they're doing math. I always felt a little bit outside of it. Outside of both experiences, really. Tatiana Maslany adultbackbite share on social
We do long-form-style improv. Our focus was characters and telling a long arc story over about an hour and a half. It was closer to a one-act play than one-off sketches. Tatiana Maslany actarccharacter Change image and share on social
It's the reason we go to films and watch television: to escape the mundane nature of life and see another world and see ourselves in that other world. I think that's what sci-fi does so well. Tatiana Maslany escapefilmlife Change image and share on social
Auditions are not a natural environment, and you feel judged, even though everyone is just excited to find the right person. Tatiana Maslany auditionenvironmentexcite Change image and share on social
