Quotes by Tatiana Maslany

I think theres something really freeing about improv, that its a collective, creative, in-the-moment piece. Thats really exciting and really frustrating, because its there and gone. Theres an amazing interaction with the audience that happens because they are very much another scene partner.

I loved filming in Morocco it was amazing. Id never been anywhere like that. The culture was phenomenal. I was so blown away by the spirit of that country.

I am drawn to those parts; I like the tough girls because they are not tough. Its a veil; its a disguise. Its defenses. At the core, everybody is human, everybody is fragile, everybody is terrified, and the fear is what propels you to be tough.

Trust your gut. You know yourself, so dont let somebody else tell you who you are.

Orphan Black allows for people to have debates and theories and allegiances to different characters - to trust characters and hate other characters - but it doesnt tell you who is good or bad or right or wrong. Thats the most exciting storytelling, in my book.

I think Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have done so much for women in comedy in the sense that theyve normalized it. You dont think, Im going to watch that comedy starring a woman, you think, Im going to watch that funny show. They refuse to play the foils for men, or be reduced to the butt of every joke, and I love that about both of them.

Im attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories that, as Im reading the script, I feel it, I can see it, I can hear the characters. Im attracted to characters that are real, that tap into something inside me that I havent explored yet.

Im at the transition place myself, still playing high school girls but moving to a stage when Im playing older roles and going to the places of stillness and wisdom and knowledge and weight. Its exciting and scary.