“I wanted to wear a uniform when I was in high school, but I couldn't. I was like, "It would be so much easier!"” Would BeWantedSchoolEasierHigh SchoolUniforms Author:Taylor Schilling
“I had an unorthodox high-school experience; I shifted around to different schools. When I got to college and met Larry Sacharow, who ran the theatre department [at Fordham University in NYC], he was the first person to say ‘I believe in you.’ At that point, I just needed someone to say ‘I see you, I get you, let’s go.’ It’s an amazing thing to borrow someone else’s confidence in you; it can change your life.” FirstsBelievePersonsDifferentSchoolI BelieveCollegeNeededMetsHigh SchoolUniversityI Believe InTheatreRanDepartmentBelieve In YouChanging Your LifeAmazing ThingsFirst PersonLarryNycUnorthodoxI Believe In YouNeeded SomeoneSchool Experience Author:Taylor Schilling
“I definitely felt by the time I got to grad school - which was a great experience - I was like, Whats the difference between the teachers and the students? Why are the teachers teachers if they want to be acting? It didnt make sense to me anymore. Its not like you learn how to set a broken bone and you get the stamp of approval.” IfsWantSchoolFeltDifferencesActingTeacherStudentsLike YouBrokenBonesMake SenseApprovalStampsGreat ExperiencesGradGrad SchoolBroken Bone Author:Taylor Schilling
“It's as interesting to me as someday getting to play in some beautiful period piece where the costumes are from a completely different era. This feels as extreme as that, and that's really liberating. It's really liberating to just go 180 from what my life is like. I love that! I love not having to think about clothes. I wanted to wear a uniform when I was in high school, but I couldn't. I was like, "It would be so much easier!"” ThinkingFeelsDifferentPlayWould BeWantedSchoolBeautifulLife IsInterestingPiecesPeriodsEasierClothesHigh SchoolExtremesErasSomedayUniformsCostumesLiberatingLife Is LikeDifferent Eras Author:Taylor Schilling