Zosia Mamet quotes

My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out. (Zosia Mamet)
I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented place. I liked to read, and wanted to act, and didn't try out for volleyball. I was weird. The other girls would dip my hair in ink and stuff. View quote
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People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant. View quote
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I have a ship's bed, which totally plays to my obsession of, if I were not an actress, I would be a pirate. View quote
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I'm a little bit of a weirdo - I'm kind of a loner, I didn't go to college, I spend a lot of my time reading. I've been working since I was 17, so that's sort of been my life. View quote
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A lot of people in line at the grocery store think that they know me, but they don't. View quote
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My mom was onstage when she was pregnant with me. View quote
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I think feminism's a bit misinterpreted. It was about casting off all gender roles. There's nothing wrong with a man holding a door open for a girl. But we sort of threw away all the rules, so everybody's confused. And dating becomes a sloppy, uncomfortable, unpleasant thing. View quote
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I would have been miserable in college. I always hated school. View quote
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Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it. View quote
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I am a private human. (Zosia Mamet)
But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I've ever met. He's a great man and a very good dad. View quote
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I did 'Mad Men' and I still have people come up to me like, 'Are you actually a lesbian?' Really? Just because I play one on TV? People will think what they're gonna think. View quote
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I grew up backstage and on movie sets, and I thought they were the most magical places on Earth. View quote
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Give me an 18-hour day on set or in the theater, and I will be the happiest person alive. View quote
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With 'Girls,' it doesn't really feel like I'm doing TV specifically. It just feels like we're making a really long film. View quote
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All the characters on 'Girls' are growing and changing, which is how real people behave, especially when we're young, trying to figure out who we are, doing things that are the polar opposite of our characteristics. View quote
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The lighthearted moments of 'Girls' are really not speckled throughout and that to me is just super exciting, to be able to delve into the darkness that you are greeted with in your early 20s and the fear and what that makes you do, the places that you can potentially go with that. View quote
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I don't watch much television. My old TV agent used to always get mad at me because he'd send me out on auditions and I'd be like, 'What's this show?' and he'd be like, 'It's literally the top show on television.' I wasn't allowed to watch TV as a kid. View quote
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Zosia Mamet

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Photo: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Actress
Born: February 2, 1988
Quotes count: 19