Quotes by Tatiana Maslany

About Tatiana Maslany:

Tatiana Gabrielle Maslany is a Canadian actress. She has starred in television series such as The Nativity, Being Erica, Heartland, and Orphan Black. In 2013, she won an ACTRA for her role as Claire in the film Picture Day, and a Phillip Borsos Award for her performance in the film Cas & Dylan. Other notable films starring Maslany are Diary of the Dead and Eastern Promises, the latter of which she narrated.
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I was a dancer from about the age of four, so I was always performing and forcing my parents to watch my brother and I do 'Jesus Christ Super Star' in the living room. My first step was community theater, and then I started to do films.

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I think there's something really freeing about improv, that it's a collective, creative, in-the-moment piece. That's really exciting and really frustrating, because it's there and gone. There's an amazing interaction with the audience that happens be...

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I loved filming in Morocco; it was amazing. I'd never been anywhere like that. The culture was phenomenal. I was so blown away by the spirit of that country.

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As an actor, you're listening to the other person and always trying to be present and take everything they're giving you, but when they're not there, you have to produce that yourself.

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I did improv for about 10 years professionally, and before that, I had done it in high school as part of an improv team. It was definitely a big part of my upbringing.

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How you go about moving within the world you live in says so much about who you are.

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I think being idle is quite hard for me to do.

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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.

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I grew up in Canada, man - we all had rinks in our backyards because we'd ice down the grass with a hose and build a skating rink.

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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.

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Sex isn't hard, but intimacy is terrifying.

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My brothers and I always did improv stuff in our basement with our friends; we're super nerds, and that was our way of spending a Friday night.

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I try to get roles that challenge me in what I can do and who I think I can portray. For me, it's about creating characters with really fascinating stories, because that's what I like to watch on TV.

Tatiana Maslany

I think there's something really freeing about improv, that it's a collective, creative, in-the-moment piece. That's really exciting and really frustrating, because it's there and gone.

Tatiana Maslany

Auditions are not a natural environment, and you feel judged, even though everyone is just excited to find the right person.

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Clothing and makeup and hair and all of that so much indicates the kind of person you are inside and the person you are presenting on the outside. Sometimes they are in conflict, and sometimes they are the same. That psychology of the exterior inform...

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Those darker sides, the things that we don't want to admit about ourselves - that's what excites me.

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I'm a huge 'Futurama' fan, so that's my closest sci-fi tendency.

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I started out as a dancer as a kid; I've been dancing since I was 4. So performing was always part of what I was.

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Something like 'Rust and Bone' would be a dream. Very pared down. 'Orphan Black' is such a challenge. I just need something that isn't as full-on intense as that.

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Author Bio

  • NameTatiana Maslany
  • DescriptionCanadian actress
  • AliasesTatiana Gabrielle Maslany
  • BornSeptember 22, 1985
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionActor