I'm fascinated with psychology, and with why a person walks the way they walk or why they walk into a room the way they do or why we are the way we are, and it's not exclusive to the psychology of a character. Tatiana Maslany More Quotes by Tatiana Maslany More Quotes From Tatiana Maslany Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are. Tatiana Maslany trust-your-gut guts know-yourself I'm incredibly close to my family. I have two younger brothers, they're both artists and actors; and their work and the way they see the world inspires me. We've been making films together since we were kids, in our backyard. Tatiana Maslany artist brother kids I love hip-hop; I love Sleigh Bells. I also love classical music and musical theater. Tatiana Maslany hips hip-hop musical My mom taught me German before I knew English. And I went to French immersion school. Tatiana Maslany taught mom school When I was a kid, it was the attention I got from it, the immediate response from the audience, the thrill of being onstage. That's carried over into my adult life, I can't pretend I don't like the attention or whatever, but for me now, I've witnessed incredible performances that have changed the way I see the art form. Tatiana Maslany attention kids art My favorite actor on the planet is Gena Rowlands and she plays women who, to me, somehow defy gender. They are women, they are feminine, they are masculine, they are everything. There's something exciting about that. I don't know how to articulate it exactly. I guess it's busting out of the archetypes a little bit and not feeling restricted. Tatiana Maslany feminine my-favorite feelings I see a lot of things I'm so excited and hopeful about film and TV in Canada. There's just a huge movement, I think, in seeking an identity as Canadians, and really forging it and really embracing all the parts of us as Canadians that come from such varied experiences and such varied cultures. And I think there are strong voices that come out. Tatiana Maslany hopeful strong thinking It's a daunting thing to be playing a real person and to have contact with her and meet her and be in her circle a little bit. It's an odd thing. There's so much responsibility to tell the story honestly and truthfully, and at the same time, you start to develop a friendship with this person - or I did. Tatiana Maslany odd real responsibility I'm super sad to have it finish because it's been such a dream job, but it's nice to know there's a conclusion. Tatiana Maslany conclusion nice dream All the foundation work you plant in the early seasons pay off in stronger storylines deep into our seasons. I think that only aids in performance. Tatiana Maslany stronger plant thinking I'm always interested in are stories that challenge people. Tatiana Maslany challenges people I think that's why it's difficult for women when they watch TV and we see one version of a woman who is attached at the hip to a guy, and that's kind of her whole thing. You kind of go, 'I don't relate to this, I don't feel this.' You know? Maybe somebody does, but not everyone. That's the other thing about storytelling, is you can't represent everybody. You know, you can't seek to do that. You have to tell stories that you're interested in talking about and characters that intrigue you. Tatiana Maslany guy character thinking I think the sci-fi world allows for exploration of that that isn't on the nose and that isn't preachy, but it's kind of artful and explores it differently. I think there's more imagination in sci-fi. There's more chance to kind of explore perspective and not have it so grounded in this world that we live in, which is so stuck in a patriarchal kind of system. Tatiana Maslany perspective imagination thinking As artists, you always want to push yourself. There's always new territory. Tatiana Maslany territory artist want Going to set, every day, and working with the incredible actors I get to work with is fulfilling. I've been doing this since I was nine years old, so it's always been something that I've been passionate about. It's always fed me. Tatiana Maslany passionate actors years So much of how you look at yourself in the mirror reflects how you feel about yourself, and how you comport yourself. Tatiana Maslany how-you-feel mirrors looks I'm so inspired and stimulated by the work that it doesn't ever feel like work. Tatiana Maslany inspired feels I'm running on adrenalin when we're shooting. It's non-stop. As soon as I have time to sit down, then I fall asleep. Tatiana Maslany shooting running fall You're revealing something about yourself in a more exaggerated, more fleshed-out way, and it awakens something in you that maybe you didn't know you had. Tatiana Maslany revealing-something about-yourself way I'm an actor and I like having attention. There's a reason I like being on stage and in front of the camera, and it's that interaction. Tatiana Maslany cameras actors attention
