--- title: "1 Mom Read Quotes By Alia Shawkat" description: "1 Mom Read quotes by Alia Shawkat. Plus more from Alia Shawkat and more Mom Read sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/alia-shawkat-9332_hysterical_when-i-get-a-new-script-my-mom-will-read_3236021.png" --- > [When I get a new script my mom will read them and just be aghast. I think it's hysterical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/when-i-get-a-new-script-my-mom-will-read-them-and-just-be-aghast-i/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/alia-shawkat-9332_hysterical_when-i-get-a-new-script-my-mom-will-read_3236021.png) ## More by Alia Shawkat > [When I'm working, I'm pretty busy with that, but when I'm not, yeah, I like to make music. I sing in jazz bars and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/when-i-m-working-i-m-pretty-busy-with-that-but-when-i-m-not-yeah-i/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [I've been single for so long that I'm scared of being in a relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/i-ve-been-single-for-so-long-that-i-m-scared-of-being-in-a/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [But I love singing, and I've been singing backup for friends' bands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/but-i-love-singing-and-i-ve-been-singing-backup-for-friends-bands/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [I hope to be painting more and travelling. Maybe fall in love. Have a dog one day. You know, all the good things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/i-hope-to-be-painting-more-and-travelling-maybe-fall-in-love-have-a/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [You get a kind of familiarity on a set when you're on a TV show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/you-get-a-kind-of-familiarity-on-a-set-when-you-re-on-a-tv-show/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement - it's very much more connected. It's not just like I'm showing up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/with-independent-film-as-an-actor-you-have-more-involvement-it-s-very/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [There are definitely a lot of roles I didn't get based off of the way I look, but I'm not going to let that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/there-are-definitely-a-lot-of-roles-i-didn-t-get-based-off-of-the-way/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [We don't have a laugh track, which helped Seinfeld a lot, and did kind of tell people when to laugh. It just made it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/we-don-t-have-a-laugh-track-which-helped-seinfeld-a-lot-and-did-kind/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [I've worked with a couple of female directors now, and I think that they're amazing. As good or better than guy directors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/i-ve-worked-with-a-couple-of-female-directors-now-and-i-think-that/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [I went on an audition once for a show, and the feedback was to play an angry teen. My agent convinced me to try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/i-went-on-an-audition-once-for-a-show-and-the-feedback-was-to-play-an/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [I would do a movie musical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/i-would-do-a-movie-musical/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [I've definitely gone through phases where I'm not happy with my life, and you notice in little ways until they start adding up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/i-ve-definitely-gone-through-phases-where-i-m-not-happy-with-my-life/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [I guess I've always been drawn to roles that have smart characters commenting on what's happening around them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/i-guess-i-ve-always-been-drawn-to-roles-that-have-smart-characters/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [I'm more verbal and not as private as I was as a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/i-m-more-verbal-and-not-as-private-as-i-was-as-a-kid/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) > [It would be great to do theater one day, but I don't think I'd do a musical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alia-shawkat/it-would-be-great-to-do-theater-one-day-but-i-don-t-think-i-d-do-a/) [Alia Shawkat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alia-shawkat/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mom-read/alia-shawkat/#itemlist", "name": "1 Mom Read Quotes By Alia Shawkat", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I get a new script my mom will read them and just be aghast. 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