Zoe Kazan quotes

Zoe Kazan is an American actress, screenwriter, and playwright known for her work in film, television, and theater. Her critically acclaimed performances include roles in "Ruby Sparks," "The Big Sick," and the miniseries "Olive Kitteridge." She has also achieved success as a writer, collaborating on several film projects. Here are 30 of her quotes:

Well, I have a sister that I'm very close with, and that relationship is probably the most intense relationship of my life to date, probably of my life, period. (Zoe Kazan)
Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse. View quote
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I don't like pretentious films or pretentious people. View quote
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Sometimes I feel that the people I'm writing are more real to me than the people around me. When you take that imaginative leap, you're living so much in that world. View quote
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I hate going to bed. I read scripts, clean, listen to the radio - I've fallen asleep to 'This American Life' more times than I can count! View quote
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Nothing's going to come to you by sitting around and waiting for it. View quote
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My schedule is completely different doing a play than it is doing a movie, and I actually think it's a much harder schedule because you've got to do it eight times a week and you've got to do it good eight times a week and with different kinds of audiences who are cold or drunk or tired, whatever it is. View quote
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I think movies have much more magic than the theater. Theater can be a magical experience, but movies thrust their subjectivity on you in a more profound way. View quote
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I really love people. I love to meet people. I'm curious about people. View quote
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I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays. View quote
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I think film writing, you're thinking in pictures, and stage writing, you're thinking in dialogue. In film writing, it's also, you only get so many words, so everything has to earn its place in a really economical way. I think for stage writing, you have more leeway. (Zoe Kazan)
I took a writing class in college, liked it, and my first year out of school I couldn't get a job, so I wrote a play. View quote
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In New York you can just walk out and be among people. You're on the subway among people, you go to cafes, you can talk to people. View quote
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I'm klutzy, and I don't embarrass easily. View quote
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I think most actors jump at the chance to do something where the camera's on them all the time. View quote
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I don't have a lot of patience for boring arthouse movies. View quote
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I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did. View quote
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I never wanted to be a playwright. View quote
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I think action should be revealed through character, so if you have a plot problem, it's probably a character problem. View quote
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And then the really awful thing is that at the end of the day after crying and experiencing things, then you look at what you've written and you're like, 'Hmm, there's half a page that's good here.' Then you throw out everything else. View quote
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When I'm writing, I look like a fool because the parts are moving through me and I'm crying and laughing and making faces. (Zoe Kazan)
You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow. View quote
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I'm used to very low-budget situations. In 'The Exploding Girl,' we were literally changing in Starbucks because we didn't have trailers. View quote
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If I'm not working, I don't feel complete. View quote
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My hero is Michelle Williams, who I grew close to when we did 'Meek's Cutoff.' She's an extraordinary actor and mom. View quote
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Zoe Kazan

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: September 9, 1983
Quotes count: 30

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