Quotes by Natalie Zea

About Natalie Zea:

Natalie Zea is an American actress, known for her performances on television. Zea began her acting career in theatre. Her first major role was on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2000–2002), where she played the role of Gwen Hotchkiss. Her breakout role was on the ABC primetime soap opera Dirty Sexy Money as socialite Karen Darling, where she starred from 2007 to 2009. Zea also has made many guest appearances on television, starred in the number of independent and made for television movies, and had the recurring roles in The Shield, Hung and Californication.
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When I started, I had a really hard time getting work. It was the mid- to late-nineties. There was the WB. My age was perfect for it, but I just never came across as a youngster. I had to grow into my age in order to start working, and by the time I ...

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I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.

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As I age, I become more and more happy with what I see in the mirror. At some point, that's going to stop.

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I'm at my best when I'm working. I just recently learned how to find balance and deal with downtime and take advantage of it.

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I've actually done a lot of comedy.

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I think television scripts have become really intriguing and well-done. And writers have stopped drawing any actual line between film and television they used to never cross.

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I don't know that I could play a complete and total mess. After awhile, I think I would be like, 'No, none of that!'

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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.

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I know it might seem a little superficial, but every actor has their thing. Some people focus on the walk, but for me, it's all about the nails and the voice. Those are the two most important things.

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Outside of 'Justified,' I do like to keep it to comedy. When I'm not there, I try to seek out stuff that sort of more along the lighter fare. I have more fun on those sets than I do on drama sets just because when it's heavy, it's heavy, and it's har...

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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.

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I've been trying to get into comedy for years. I had a meeting with one of the networks a couple years ago, a general meeting, and when they asked what I was looking for and I told them I'd prefer to do comedy, it was as if I had two heads.

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I won't name any names, but I've done a couple of shows where once the pilot got picked up, the creators openly said, 'I have no idea where we're going.'

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There's something sort of intrinsic in being a Southerner that doesn't go away. You can't get rid of it, but it's not something that's terribly obvious.

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I just feel like the days of a handful of executives making the decisions for the entirety of the human public have gone on long enough.

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The fact is that viewers are fickle and it's rare that such a large group of people can be categorized in any type of way. There's enough content to go around, and if we stop focusing on numbers and start focusing on the quality of the project, then ...

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I was a theater geek, and I was a surly cheerleader, and that's really kind of a contradiction.

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I think, especially when you're on TV, once you become associated with one genre or the other, it's near impossible to break into the other one, even if you have experience with both.

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My parents divorced when I was very, very young, but they maintained an incredibly amicable relationship. They were great partners, they were great parents, and they were great friends throughout my whole life until I was about 25, at which point the...

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I'm drawn to the romantic aspect of a character. It's human emotion. It's much more fun to watch. And it's much more fun to play.

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Author Bio

  • NameNatalie Zea
  • DescriptionAmerican actress
  • BornMarch 17, 1975
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor