I had a year at 3 when I wanted to be a conductor in the opera. Nina Arianda More Quotes by Nina Arianda More Quotes From Nina Arianda Before I left for Germany, I had gotten accepted to the performing arts high school in New York, which was a big dream of mine. And having to leave that was very sad for me. Nina Arianda new-york dream art You leave part of yourself on every stage you're on. How could you not live in the air somehow? Nina Arianda stage air What makes an actor, I think, is a combination of a deep curiosity about life and a case of the crazies. Nina Arianda actors curiosity thinking I love all things Queen - their songs are epic storytelling. Nina Arianda queens epic song I never approach a character from a negative place. Nina Arianda approach character negative I try not to put my purse on the floor - demons will get into it. Nina Arianda purses demon trying I let steam off by watching 'Downton Abbey. Nina Arianda abbey steam Michael Pitt is amazing. His physical comedy is extraordinary; he's so committed and so willing to play within the scenes. It makes you feel very free to also explore. Nina Arianda comedy committed scene I get emotionally involved with things I should not be. Nina Arianda involved should I watch so much television, it's embarrassing. Nina Arianda embarrassing watches television I think that's what so exquisite and unique about New York, it's a city that allows you to hone your craft as much as possible. There is no good or bad, somehow, strangely, there is no beginning or end. You certainly qualify it with the opening or closing of a run, but what's extraordinary is that you are actually allowed to be an artist here. It's very "belle époque," but somehow continually. That's why I love New York so much, honestly. Nina Arianda unique artist running If you love job, then you have to know how to let it go. If you have a bad audition, I think you're allowed 30 minutes of pain, maybe a day if it's really that bad. But to allow a whole week? No. That would be contradictory to the process, I think. Nina Arianda let-it-go pain thinking I get really into shows, but then I have my brain shut off time. Nina Arianda get-real shows brain When I was a kid, my daily routine was playing make-believe, and I kind of created these stories throughout the day. And when it came time to go to preschool, my English wasn't really so great because my mother wanted me to learn Ukrainian, so she signed me up for these children's theater groups. Nina Arianda day me mother time I don't really know what 'American' is. I know what Ukrainian is. We're happy Slavic people. We're not Dostoyevsky Slavic people. There's this sense of 'pick it up, get your hands dirty, make the best of it, celebrate.' Nina Arianda best celebrate happy people Film is new for me so I'm so fascinated by it and love it, but I would pass out if I could never do theater again. I'd be physically ill! Nina Arianda new never me love When I won the Tony, I blacked out. I don't remember anything. I had bullet points jotted down, but I forgot to read half of them. My hands were shaking. It was an insane honor to be recognized in that way. Nina Arianda honor remember hands way When I was 3, I recited a poem at a festival in Passaic, New Jersey. The applause was tremendous, and it hit me that I could affect people positively by performing. Nina Arianda new me applause people
