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I guess I've always been drawn to roles that have smart characters commenting on what's happening around them.

~Alia Shawkat

Topics: Always Around Been Characters Commenting Drawn Guess Happening Roles Smart 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.

~Alia Shawkat

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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.

~Alia Shawkat

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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.

~Alia Shawkat

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The main thing I got from growing up in a suburb is the boredom you have as a child.

~Alia Shawkat

Topics: Boredom Child Got Growing Growing Up Main Main Thing Suburb Thing Up You

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I was born and grew up in Palm Springs. It's a great place to grow up, a real small town.

~Alia Shawkat

Topics: Born Great Great Place Grew Grow Grow Up Palm Place Real Small Small Town Springs Town Up I Was Born

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If your friend's feeling bad, it's hard to know what to do. Do you back away or try to help them? It's a really hard situation that I've been in. You want to support your friend. You want to be there. My advice is, don't get too involved with it, just be by their side. If they need your help, they'll ask for it.

~Alia Shawkat

Topics: Advice Ask Away Back Bad Been Feeling Friend Get Hard Help Involved Just Just Be Know Need Really Side Situation Support Them Too Try Want You Your

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If you want to do something, then you do it. If you don't want to do something, don't just do it because your friends are doing it, or because all the popular kids are doing it.

~Alia Shawkat

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On American TV, there just aren't a lot of female leads in comedy, especially at the peak of all the Judd Apatow stuff.

~Alia Shawkat

Topics: American Comedy Female Just Leads Lot Peak Stuff Tv

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Yeah, I've worked with a couple of female directors, now, and I think that they're amazing. As good or better than guy directors.

~Alia Shawkat

Topics: Amazing Better Couple Directors Female Good Guy Now Than Think Worked Yeah I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: April 18th, 1989

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