Top 25 Taylor Schilling Quotes

On a film set, for me, there’s so much more time to process what’s going on than there is on a television set. There’s more wiggle room to try things and fail and try again and get to the heart of what’s going on in the scene, which is really fun for me. It’s what I like to do.

I don’t know my armpit from my elbow in Los Angeles.

‘The Notebook’ is one of my favorite love stories.

I try to come at fitness and nutrition from a perspective of gentleness and what will make me feel good afterwards. I try to stay out of the mindset of needing to fix myself. I do whatever seems fun to me.

Be yourself. You’re okay. And it really doesn’t matter what other people think.

Whatever it is that I am working on is what I become obsessed with.

For me as an actor, daring is to tell the truth – to be yourself, no matter how the world interacts with that.

I’m a tall woman. At work, that means a lot of my co-stars have to stand next to me on apple crates. But apparently, my height bodes well in the fashion world.

If it’s a good day, I get ‘The New York Times’ on my iPad, and if I have a little time in the morning, I like to look at that while I’m eating.

Life is so much easier when I allow myself to be myself and go with the flow. Whatever that looks like on a given day. If I can get quiet enough to truly check-in with myself, I usually end up on the right track.

Massages are my favorite. Sometimes just getting myself outside for a walk if I’m really busy can be an indulgence. I love taking naps. I love to stay up too late with close friends. I believe in everything in moderation. I take what I like and leave what I don’t.

I know what feels good to eat and what doesn’t. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it’s always better to feel healthy.

I’d love to do theater. I’ve done so many plays in my life. I still think of that as my main thing.

As an actor, what I’m finding is that I really like the extremes. I think that’s really fun to play with.

There’s nothing that’s in an actor’s control. I’ve learned at this point you do things and you let them go. There’s no way to control the outcome. The only thing I have any sort of reign over is my own experience.

I tried to hostess… but they fired me after four days because I couldn’t figure out how seating plans worked.

I am very interested in Ayurvedic medicine and hope to explore it more someday. I only have a very superficial understanding of the whole thing right now. But learning what my body type is has shifted my whole self-care regime a bit, and I feel better because of it.

I’m really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my ‘go-to’ snacks.

I love children. I just don’t know if I’m ready to have kids. I feel like I have more time. Kids are cute, you know? They need a lot of help – that’s the thing.

I like to do yoga, Pilates, dance, and things like that.

I try not to eat too many raw vegetables. I only have one raw meal a day. At night I eat warm, cooked foods. I like to drink lots of tea, but no coffee. Not drinking coffee has changed my game for the better.

I didn’t spend a lot of time with prison guards, but my father was an assistant district attorney for a long time so I was always hearing stories about prisoners and prison guards.

I don’t like it when people don’t hold the door. I don’t know, that really bugs me… I guess I like manners.

Honestly, all the sweets and bad stuff on set don’t really call to me because I’m working so much. I’ve trained myself to stay away from sugar.

I don’t do detoxes or cleanses; they don’t really work for me.