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> [I spent a lot of time in college studying theater of the absurd and Beckett and Genet, and then I spent a lot of time after that at 'Gossip Girl' auditions, thinking, 'Wow, I really wasted my money.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/i-spent-a-lot-of-time-in-college-studying-theater-of-the-absurd-and/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

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## More by Betty Gilpin

> [Wrestling introduced me to the idea that my body has a purpose besides trying to look five years younger for the first time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/wrestling-introduced-me-to-the-idea-that-my-body-has-a-purpose/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [To get health insurance, you give up your dignity - that's what I thought being an actor was. So when 'GLOW' came along, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/to-get-health-insurance-you-give-up-your-dignity-that-s-what-i/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [You would think that wrestling has so much to do with being aggressive and having a big ego, and it's exactly the opposite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/you-would-think-that-wrestling-has-so-much-to-do-with-being/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [Nothing is more theater-based than wrestling. It's Greek-tragedy-level theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/nothing-is-more-theater-based-than-wrestling-it-s-greek-tragedy-level/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [When I first thought about wrestling, I thought about it as this foreign thing that I would have so much trouble accessing, and then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/when-i-first-thought-about-wrestling-i-thought-about-it-as-this/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [I find myself on Yelp typing in 'the best 'blank' all the time: best cheese, best ice cream, best pizza.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/i-find-myself-on-yelp-typing-in-the-best-blank-all-the-time-best/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> ['GLOW' was the first time that, from head to toe, I was asked to use my body in a functional, powerful way as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/glow-was-the-first-time-that-from-head-to-toe-i-was-asked-to-use-my/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [My mom used to play a lot of super character-y parts... so I was sort of raised to be a clown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/my-mom-used-to-play-a-lot-of-super-character-y-parts-so-i-was-sort-of/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [The rule was I had to go to college, and I couldn't even go to theater camp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/the-rule-was-i-had-to-go-to-college-and-i-couldn-t-even-go-to-theater/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [Sometimes, daily life doesn't match the high stakes that you feel! And I feel like that is wrestling. Wrestling actually makes sense to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/sometimes-daily-life-doesn-t-match-the-high-stakes-that-you-feel-and/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [When you're an actress - or just a woman - a lot of the exercise classes that are offered are so sort of male…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/when-you-re-an-actress-or-just-a-woman-a-lot-of-the-exercise-classes/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [Getting to work with Edie Falco and watching her be a quiet presence - but a very powerful presence - and so brilliant and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/getting-to-work-with-edie-falco-and-watching-her-be-a-quiet-presence/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [I grew up in a lot of stage managers' booths, memorizing the lines. I'm sure I was the most annoying child in existence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/i-grew-up-in-a-lot-of-stage-managers-booths-memorizing-the-lines-i-m/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [In previous roles, I have thought of my body as 'Betty's body,' and I try not to eat too many dinner rolls - please…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/in-previous-roles-i-have-thought-of-my-body-as-betty-s-body-and-i-try/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

> [With all the stuff that's going on in the world - after I watch the news, read the news, and listen to my podcasts,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/with-all-the-stuff-that-s-going-on-in-the-world-after-i-watch-the/)

[Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/)

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