I wanted to be a violin-maker like my dad, and then I wanted to be a doorman in my building. Katherine Moennig More Quotes by Katherine Moennig More Quotes From Katherine Moennig What I find very attractive, what I find sexual, are people who are unapologetic for who they are and comfortable with themselves. And I think with those two things sexual energy does come out because you're not hovering or censoring yourself, you're just being who you are. And being who you are is a very attractive quality in a person. Katherine Moennig being-yourself two thinking I liked the way my character, Shane, was first introduced. You get introduced to her through this sexual action, and I thought that was so cool and just kind of summed up what she enjoys and who she is, to a certain extent. She's a complete sexual being and the great thing is that she doesn't apologize for it. It's just who she is. We rarely see women be able to do that on television. Katherine Moennig apology character television I think my comparison with Shane would be a loner. I always got the impression that she wasn't scared to be alone. She enjoys it. I can relate to that. Katherine Moennig loner would-be thinking My biggest challenge is trust, and really believing that trust, in letting things just happen personally and professionally and trust with myself. But I'm getting better at it. Katherine Moennig challenges letting-go believe I went to an all-girls pre school where everyone went off to Harvard or Yale, and I had zero interest in doing so. I think they thought I was on drugs. There was a neighboring all-boys school, so we'd get together and do dumb things. It was your typical Catholic-American upbringing. Katherine Moennig zero girl school My best friend growing up really put the bug in my ear about acting. We created this one hour-and-a-half improv play when we were 10 or 11 and performed it at the library. We just played off each other so well and had the best time doing it and the funniest part was, we wound up having packed houses, other people loved it too. Katherine Moennig growing-up friendship funny I went to this tattoo parlor in the East Village and I got an outline of a violin on my lower back. They call them tramp stamps now. Katherine Moennig village east tattoo I'm not thrilled that I have a tramp stamp. When you see people bend over in their really low-cut jeans, I'm like, 'Oh... that's what I have. Katherine Moennig jeans cutting people Stage is about imperfections and working with them, whether it be from you or the audience. Katherine Moennig audience imperfection stage I like stories that are not normal, everyday lives. I don't personally seek them out, but they find me. Katherine Moennig normal everyday stories God love the iPhone. Best time waster of the century. Katherine Moennig best god time love Let's call a spade a spade: when people look at me, they say, 'Oh, she's the androgynous one.' I'll tell you what type of character I would never be offered out there: The femme fatale. Or the white-trash, heterosexual hillbilly. Katherine Moennig me you character people I was 100 percent tomboy. I had the biggest Big Wheels. Katherine Moennig tomboy big percent wheels I've seen up close what can happen when actors talk publicly about their relationships: their personal life gets dismantled. It's a show business game, and it's one game I won't play. Katherine Moennig game business play life In terms of 'Ray Donovan,' the story is so rich, the actors are so fantastic, the writing is impeccable. And it's such beautiful storytelling with complex characters. Katherine Moennig story rich writing beautiful I would not want to play a girl who masquerades as a boy for the rest of my life. Katherine Moennig my-life rest girl life If you're androgynous, that's what you look like. Katherine Moennig like look you androgynous I have no hips, and I feel like my body's like a teenage boy's. But I can have the hair long, put on makeup, wear a dress, and do the exact opposite as well. Katherine Moennig dress makeup hair long I don't fear commitment and people in my world getting too close. Katherine Moennig fear people commitment world You're always attracted to someone you want to learn from. Katherine Moennig someone you always want
