Quotes by Alia Shawkat

About Alia Shawkat:

Alia Martine Shawkat is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maeby Fünke in the Fox television series Arrested Development.
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Yeah, I've worked with a couple of female directors, now, and I think that they're amazing. As good or better than guy directors.

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I think with the whole new Internet media, I'm not necessarily Internet savvy, but I just feel that the way that art in general will be presented to the public is going to be different.

Alia Shawkat

I was born and grew up in Palm Springs. It's a great place to grow up, a real small town.

Alia Shawkat

It would be great to do theater one day, but I don't think I'd do a musical.

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I don't think it's good to say that you won't do certain things, but I don't necessarily have the natural urge to write.

Alia Shawkat

When you focus on life, on enjoying and connecting with other people, that's when work comes. When you focus on work, you can never work. I'm always going through waves of that.

Alia Shawkat

But I love singing, and I've been singing backup for friends' bands.

Alia Shawkat

I've been reading scripts where they've been doing a lot of singing now, but within the dark, realistic story line. I would love, love, love, love to do that. But not a musical on Broadway, I don't have that kind of energy or stamina.

Alia Shawkat

When I get a new script my mom will read them and just be aghast. I think it's hysterical.

Alia Shawkat

In my opinion FOX is known for being a network that just advertises, and that's pretty much how they get their viewers.

Alia Shawkat

The words are ludicrous at times, but you add the reality to it and that gives it the balance it has.

Alia Shawkat

We're not going to dumb down for them. They have to move up. They're the network and we're the show.

Alia Shawkat

Right when I turned 18, I moved to New York, originally for school, and then dropped out and just lived in New York.

Alia Shawkat

Kids can be harsh, especially when they get jealous.

Alia Shawkat

I was a late bloomer.

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Mitch Hurwitz was like a father figure to me. He was so sweet, and he's just so smart.

Alia Shawkat

I would do a movie musical.

Alia Shawkat

We don't have a laugh track, which helped Seinfeld a lot, and did kind of tell people when to laugh. It just made it a lot easier. Our show doesn't have that, so it's hard for Middle America to catch on.

Alia Shawkat

I guess I've always been drawn to roles that have smart characters commenting on what's happening around them.

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With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement - it's very much more connected. It's not just like I'm showing up and there's another actor on the call sheet; you're very attached to it.

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Author Bio

  • NameAlia Shawkat
  • DescriptionActress
  • BornApril 18, 1989
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Child Actor