I think most of the time with independent films, you don't know where it's gonna end up. I've done a number of films that may never see the light of day, so it ends up being exclusively about the content, material, the characters and the story. Things that you maybe wouldn't get an opportunity to do otherwise. So, as an actor, obviously it's so different.

Alison Brie

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I don't think being flawed is a bad thing for a character... nor do I think it's a bad thing for a person in life, because that's how we all are.

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flawed character thinking

I think it's important to be honest with yourself about what you want and it's important to be honest with your partner about what you need.

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important needs thinking

I think it's never too late to learn - or it's a lesson that's good to continue learning - that you need to treat everyone on a set with respect.

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too-late needs thinking

I enjoy doing drama, and I enjoy doing comedy equally. They're both amazing to me, and it's such an honor to be recognized for both genres, and to have the opportunity to work on shows of such great caliber in both genres. So, you know, it's easy to do both.

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honor opportunity drama

Honestly, my favorite kind of dancing is just lettin' loose. There's something great about the carefree flinging of your body to great music. It can be so joyous.

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dancing body kind

I had been reading a lot of pilots. It was pilot season and I had decided, in my mind, that I wanted to do another show, but the bar had already been set so high, having working on Mad Men and Community, that I was really particular. I was looking for something really specific, but I didn't even know exactly what that was. When I read 'Glow', it just checked every box.

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mad reading men

I try to be very much in control when it comes to work. I have a strong work ethic.

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work-ethic strong trying

In my personal life, I'm hilarious! I was always a bit of a jokester.

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personal-life bits

There's a lot of opportunities for scene-stealing if you're a dog.

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stealing dog opportunity

I get pigeonholed into type-A personality characters, but I'm really not type A. I'm kind of a spaz.

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kind personality character

The longer we work on the show, the more the writers just start surprising you.

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Obviously, the 'Glow' show is a real feminist story. I knew it would be about female empowerment, and that was really exciting to me. Having some distance on a period show, I think you can really delve into those kinds of political topics in an in-depth way, and a lot of that reverberates today.

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distance real thinking

Money means better meals at better places.

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better-place meals mean

Ted Danson is amazing. He's incredible.

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incredibles

I've always loved film and wanted to work in film. I just love working and creating new characters, and trying different genres and different things.

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creating trying character

I'm a generally optimistic person.

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optimistic-person optimistic persons

My parents are definitely reformed hippies.

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parent hippie

You know, Mad Men is notoriously secretive with its plotlines, even with exposing them to actors on the show.

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mad actors men

I think Twitter is such a cool thing because it really is a direct line to the fans and for fans back to you, and it's such a new thing. I think in the past there's been usually fan mail and that's really good, but Twitter, it gets an immediate response.

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lines past thinking

I always wanted to play a mental patient. I was fascinated with playing crazy people in college, and I don't know if I ever quite perfected it.

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crazy college play