I've worked with a lot of really famous people. It stops being weird really quickly. For me, at least. — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did. — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I've gotten incredibly lucky with the people I've gotten to work with. It's made my mind better, and it's made me a… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I don't think a lot of people are like, "I'm just quirky!" Or if they are, it's a stage they're going through… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel that the people I'm writing are more real to me than the people around me. When you take that… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
When we do something we're not proud of, a lot of people don't want to look at that, people may say "what… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I think even probably the people we look up to the most, and think are on the Mount Olympus of actors -… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
On a personal level, just for me in my own work, I would say the most interesting thing has been getting to… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
People really do make the assumption that I had some weirdo Hollywood upbringing, but my parents are incredibly down-to-earth people who worked… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
In New York you can just walk out and be among people. You're on the subway among people, you go to cafes,… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I grew up with my grandfather [Elia Kazan] being famous in a way that's not like Beyoncé, but famous in a relative… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
My grandmother told me: "We all dated lots of different boys because no one was having sex or kissing. It was just… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
When 'Ruby Sparks' came out, I had to do so many interviews where I had to explain the film and my politics.… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Too often in the theatre people can't wait for intermission to get some chocolate or something. But with Come Back, Little Sheba… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I had a real feeling of being fated to be an actor and do my work, and I remember so much speaking… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I grew up in LA, and I don't think I've seen LA onscreen in a way that felt real to me. There… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I will say they were horrified when I wanted to be an actor. It wasn't a showbiz-y family, and my parents are… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
There are people a lot smarter than me investigating nature versus nurture who would have a lot to say about that, but… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Most of the things I'm talking about are essential human rights. I don't think it should be political to say that children… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Lena Dunham or Miranda July, those people are sort of thinking about their work in a slightly different way than I do,… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Maybe this is a way of gaslighting myself, but I think of it this way: In certain circles, my grandpa was considered to be… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
There aren't a lot of movies being made about women, period. Most of the time, the roles that are available are the sidekick, the… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
Every role requires its own set of tools, and I think, because of that, it is very hard to ever feel totally prepared or… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit and watch… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I think the written word is my first love. I was just a very imagination - centered child and a big part of that… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I think, a lot of times, directors assume that whatever they get from you the first time, whether it be at an audition or… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I think from my earliest childhood, I liked to tell stories, put on plays and write things. It's funny to think of it as… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
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… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
If I ever feel that acting is just soul-sucking and I don't want to do it anymore, I could stop. — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I'm definitely feeling whatever's going on pretty hard. It's like playing Barbies. You're holding the Barbies, but all of the action is happening inside… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
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