A story isn't interesting unless a character has real challenges to deal with. Alexis Bledel More Quotes by Alexis Bledel More Quotes From Alexis Bledel Sometimes I feel like I am an old person trapped in a young person's body. I'm boring. I go to movies. I read. That's about it. Alexis Bledel boringbodysometimes You hear all these great stories about kids starting their own businesses and getting involved in their communities and politics and foundations - all kinds of things. And it's so much easier for kids to get motivated and do that. Alexis Bledel foundationcommunitykids When I was modeling as a teenager, I just ignored it when people said to lose two inches off my hips. I had more jobs than I could take. So why would I even want more? Alexis Bledel teenagerjobstwo Each character is a completely whole person with their problems and many sides to their personality. It's so rich with details as well, like the set. Alexis Bledel problempersonalitycharacter In my life, I don't need to have my face plastered everywhere. It's not really something I want. Alexis Bledel faceswantneeds For some unknown reason, bad-boys draw you in despite the fact that they are jerks. Alexis Bledel bad-boyboysfacts I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job. Alexis Bledel ive-learnedshyjobs Most of the theater I've done in the past was when I was a kid or a teenager so it feels like being a kid again. I'm happier than I've ever been. You really get to go to work every day and play, and try different things. I don't know, I've never felt so lucky to do this job. So I hope to do a lot more theater. Alexis Bledel teenagerkidspast I did one year at NYU, and I'd love to go back there someday Alexis Bledel nyucollegeyears The theatre and traveling through my modeling jobs, all of those experiences have helped a lot actually. Alexis Bledel modelingtheatrejobs I've seen so many period pieces in my life, I really enjoy them so much, a lot of my favorite movies are period pieces. Alexis Bledel my-favoritepiecesperiods As actors we try to find different sides of ourselves. Alexis Bledel differenttrying Well, I think every film student goes into film school thinking they want to write and direct their own movies, and they don't realize how much goes into it, and what a process it is. Alexis Bledel writingschoolthinking It gets kinda monotonous, but that's television. There are plus sides and down sides. The positive side is that you have steady work for nine months of the year for however many years your show is on TV,. Alexis Bledel tvssidesyears Directors and writers have a lot of stress as well, because they have people they answer to. Alexis Bledel stressdirectorspeople I think that's what makes life interesting - the evolution of getting older, and it's kinda fascinating to me, the whole process. Alexis Bledel getting-olderinterestingthinking I just want to live each moment, but it's kind of hard to do that when you are asked to analyze yourself constantly. But it's also good in that you are forced to think about things that you don't ordinarily think about. I think it's strange. Alexis Bledel wantlive-in-the-momentthinking Well, I think that a lot of times when you're working on a film, there aren't really opportunities to get to know all the people you have to work with. Alexis Bledel opportunitypeoplethinking A lot of girls ask for advice on how to get into acting, and I'm kind of the worst person to ask, because it just kind of fell in my lap... I was just in the right place at the right time. Alexis Bledel worst-persongirladvice I was modeling with an agency in New York and a manager with the agency introduced himself to me one day and he said he had auditions for someone my age. He asked if I would be interested in doing some. Alexis Bledel agencyone-daynew-york
