“I love nerdy work. I love writing notes. I try to go back, as much as I can, to feed what happens and why they do what they do.” WritingTryingI CanHappensNotesNerdyWriting Notes Author:Tatiana Maslany
“I love performing. I love doing improv. It's a totally terrifying experience, but it's something that I've always felt so strongly about and that I'm kind of obsessed with. And just as an actor, it's a great exercise. It's a great playground, you know, to try things out and to work on your skills. Because the mandate of improv is kind of the same as acting: It's all about your scene partner, it's all about being present and in the moment and exploring together as a team, a collaboration.” TryingKindMomentsTogetherActingTeamExerciseScenePerformingObsessedCollaborationExploring Author:Tatiana Maslany
“Sexuality is so much more complex than our boobs. My sexuality isn't me as an object to be looked at. It's the way I say "hello" to somebody, the way I sit with somebody. A body is just a body. But we're really afraid of bodies. They hold a lot of power - I think that's why people can try to shame them so easily, because they are so powerful.” PeopleThinkingTryingPowerfulShameSexualityHello Author:Tatiana Maslany
“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.” GivingTryingPersonsActorsProduceListeningAlways Trying Author:Tatiana Maslany
“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.” ThinkingTryingI CanCharacterStoriesCan DoChallengesRolesWatchesTvsCreatingFascinatingCreating Characters Author:Tatiana Maslany
“Go with your gut every single time. It’s never, ever wrong. Even if feels like everybody else is telling you that you need to do this or do that. Your gut is your artist and who you are as a person and what makes you special, and what makes you an interesting performer. Never try to be something you’re not.” IfsNeedsFeelsTryingPersonsArtistInterestingSpecialWho You AreGutsPerformers Author:Tatiana Maslany
“There's something really unique about Orphan Black is that it has a lot of female leads, so it's about a lot of women's stories, but it's not women’s stories in terms of trying to find a guy or keep a guy; it's about entirely other things.” TryingStoriesGuyBlackTermUniqueFemaleOrphan Author:Tatiana Maslany
