Words matter. These are the best Zosia Mamet Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I don’t know if I would call myself a religious human.
I grew up backstage and on movie sets, and I thought they were the most magical places on Earth.
I think any actor in their right mind is afraid of getting pigeonholed.
Give me an 18-hour day on set or in the theater, and I will be the happiest person alive.
All the characters on ‘Girls’ are growing and changing, which is how real people behave, especially when we’re young, trying to figure out who we are, doing things that are the polar opposite of our characteristics.
With ‘Girls,’ it doesn’t really feel like I’m doing TV specifically. It just feels like we’re making a really long film.
I haven’t found it to be particularly enjoyable… ninety percent of the time when I go on dates, I’m thinking, ‘I could be reading my book instead.’
I don’t watch much television. My old TV agent used to always get mad at me because he’d send me out on auditions and I’d be like, ‘What’s this show?’ and he’d be like, ‘It’s literally the top show on television.’ I wasn’t allowed to watch TV as a kid.
I would have been miserable in college. I always hated school.
I have quite a foul mouth.
My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.
A lot of people in line at the grocery store think that they know me, but they don’t.
I’m a little bit of a weirdo – I’m kind of a loner, I didn’t go to college, I spend a lot of my time reading. I’ve been working since I was 17, so that’s sort of been my life.
People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it’s hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.
I did ‘Mad Men’ and I still have people come up to me like, ‘Are you actually a lesbian?’ Really? Just because I play one on TV? People will think what they’re gonna think.
I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I’m pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented place. I liked to read, and wanted to act, and didn’t try out for volleyball. I was weird. The other girls would dip my hair in ink and stuff.
I miss my horse. He’s in Los Angeles.
I have a ship’s bed, which totally plays to my obsession of, if I were not an actress, I would be a pirate.
But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I’d never find a man. What’s very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I’ve ever met. He’s a great man and a very good dad.
