“I had a real feeling of being fated to be an actor and do my work, and I remember so much speaking up in a room full of people who authentically knew as much or more than me, and feeling like I was absolutely equal, and what I had to say was important.” PeopleImportantRealFeelingsRememberActorsRoomsEqualSpeaking UpReal Feelings Author:Zoe Kazan
“There's part of me that's grateful for the delusion, because it takes a very hard shell to get started as an actor, and I don't have a very hard shell.” HardActorsGratefulDelusionShells Author:Zoe Kazan
“What I did have was an incredible amount of belief in myself.” BeliefAmountIncredibles Author:Zoe Kazan
“When I would get close on a part but wouldn't get it, I would be like, "They made a mistake," which is not how I think about things now. I both admire it and I'm grateful for the modicum of health, knowledge, and humility that I have acquired over the last 10 or 15 years.” ThinkingYearsMadeWould BeLastsMistakeHumilityGratefulAdmireMade A Mistake Author:Zoe Kazan
“I've never stolen anything. Well, that's not entirely true. I once accidentally took a gift card from a store in a mall. I was carrying it around to show my mom because I thought it was funny, and I forgot to show it to her and left the store carrying it. I had a complete nervous breakdown, like, 20 minutes later and went back to the store in tears. So that's where I stand in terms of my ability to steal something.” WellsShowsLeftTermAbilityMinutesTearsMomMy MomStoresStealingCardsNervousStolenBreakdownMallsNervous Breakdown Author:Zoe Kazan
“I've worked with a lot of really famous people. It stops being weird really quickly. For me, at least.” PeopleBeing Weird Author:Zoe Kazan
“A crash is when your competitor's program dies. When your program dies, it is an 'idiosyncrasy'.” DiesProgramCrashCompetitorsIdiosyncrasies Book:The Macintosh Way Source: The Macintosh Way
“I grew up with my grandfather [Elia Kazan] being famous in a way that's not like Beyoncé, but famous in a relative way. It made me feel weird about the way that we treat people that are famous, and it made me feel weird about fame in general.” PeopleWayFeelsMadeGrewFameGrew UpTreatsRelativeGrandfatherMy GrandfatherBeing Famous Author:Zoe Kazan
“I don't feel like I have a super straightforward relationship with the idea of fame. It makes me sort of level things out in my own brain almost immediately when I meet someone.” FeelsIdeasMy OwnLevelsBrainFameStraightforward Author:Zoe Kazan
