Quotes by Nina Arianda

About Nina Arianda:

Nina Arianda is an American film, stage and television actress. She won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 2012 for Venus in Fur. She was also nominated for another Tony for her performance in Born Yesterday.
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I don't really know what 'American' is. I know what Ukrainian is. We're happy Slavic people. We're not Dostoyevsky Slavic people. There's this sense of 'pick it up, get your hands dirty, make the best of it, celebrate.'

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Every audition is different, but I get incredibly nervous and insecure and worked up for however long I have to prep - that's when I get to spin. But you're not allowed to spin once you enter the room. Doubt really can't enter the room when you're au...

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I try not to put my purse on the floor - demons will get into it.

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I let steam off by watching 'Downton Abbey.'

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Going to the theater or having the honor of performing in theater reminds you of your humanity in a very different way. It's a real release and an incredible challenge. But the stage is a dangerous place. You gotta be trained. Plus, crowds like when ...

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Now that I'm on Broadway, it's like NASA engineering with the costumes. I was very grateful for the slightly more high-tech ones in my show, 'Venus in Fur'; our costume designer Anita Yavich is kind of a genius.

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I never approach a character from a negative place.

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I think if you want to get to know me, you should come and see a show. A person might get to see more sides of me.

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You leave part of yourself on every stage you're on. How could you not live in the air somehow?

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My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean.

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When I won the Tony, I blacked out. I don't remember anything. I had bullet points jotted down, but I forgot to read half of them. My hands were shaking. It was an insane honor to be recognized in that way.

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When I was 3, I recited a poem at a festival in Passaic, New Jersey. The applause was tremendous, and it hit me that I could affect people positively by performing.

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I had a year at 3 when I wanted to be a conductor in the opera.

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If I'm having a bad day in rehearsal, I'll sleep with my script.

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When I was 13, I moved from New Jersey to Germany with my family. The high school was so supportive of my dream to continue with my theater training; instead of taking PE, I would get credit for dance lessons.

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I'm mildly obsessed with skin care. I do a lot of masks at home, like Elisha Coy's Korean Collagen masks. I also use an embarrassingly wide variety of facial creams.

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I can't have white roses. They symbolize death.

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When I was a kid, my daily routine was playing make-believe, and I kind of created these stories throughout the day. And when it came time to go to preschool, my English wasn't really so great because my mother wanted me to learn Ukrainian, so she si...

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I've had a very supportive mother my entire life, so I've had strong women around me.

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What makes an actor, I think, is a combination of a deep curiosity about life and a case of the crazies.

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Author Bio

  • NameNina Arianda
  • DescriptionAmerican actress
  • Born1984
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor