“My day-to-day local issues are rooted in an underlying fear of death.” IssuesLocalsRootedDay To DayFear Of Death Author:Alex Karpovsky
“If you film a scene in a wide shot, especially a disturbing, distressing moment, I do feel like that helps you feel as though you're the room with these people, instead of cutting it up and getting close - which you wouldn't be doing if you were actually in a room with these people.” PeopleIfsFeelsMomentsHelpingFilmRoomsCuttingSceneShotsWideDisturbingDistressing Author:Alex Karpovsky
“Im from Boston, and I get easily overwhelmed in New York, so I go to Boston and stay with my parents for a few months at a time to write, or edit, or just to cry.” WritingParentCryNew YorkMonthsOverwhelmedBostonEdits Author:Alex Karpovsky
“I do have commitment phobia, which I think is underlied by death anxiety. I feel that if you are in a relationship, there is a real genuine possibility of plateauing, and there is a possibility for a creative, emotional and spiritual death because of it. Only part of me feels this way, but it's enough to create an anxiety which makes me think twice before committing.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsRealEnoughSpiritualCreativePossibilityEmotionalAnxietyCommitmentGenuineThink TwicePhobiaSpiritual Death Author:Alex Karpovsky
“Relationships are possible, but are definitely not a road paved with roses.” Rose Author:Alex Karpovsky
“I try to preserve whatever balance society has between public and personal life. I never try to eat on the subway. I never try to listen to loud music on the subway.” TryingBalancePreservesLoudPersonal LifeSubwayLoud Music Author:Alex Karpovsky
“What I like in comedies are really two things: stories that are character-driven and stories that are rooted in authenticity.” TwoCharacterStoriesComedyDrivenAuthenticityTwo ThingsRooted Author:Alex Karpovsky
“A lot of young people think they are not going to die - and that's a great thing about being a young person, is living in this carefree oblivion.” PeopleThinkingGreat ThingsOblivionCarefree Author:Alex Karpovsky
“Some people should have more levels of maturity than others, but you know to have a show that's grounded, tethered to reality, if you follow a group of people for six years and you show no maturity, I think that would be inaccurate.” PeopleThinkingRealityMaturity Author:Alex Karpovsky
“There's this biological association, when you do this movement, these things happen, and you're basically trying to rewire this 4-billion-year-old reflexive circuitry, which for me can be challenging if I don't really focus. It's the one of the few times as an actor where you are basically showing something with your body and your face that's completely different than what's going on in your mind.” TryingMindDifferentChallengesFocusThings HappenYour Face Author:Alex Karpovsky
