Ari Graynor

My worst nightmare when I was in school was that I would get into trouble. I never got in trouble. I was a good student. ”

Sometimes you can fall into bad habits on film or rest on your laurels, and you can't do that in theater. I think it's such a useful tool as a person and as an actor to go back and forth between those two mediums. ”

When I was kid, I couldn't wait to take the world by storm, to be a woman - beautiful, powerful, confident, sexy, thoughtful, and deep. All the things I knew I was inside... even though I was only 4. ”

As a kid, I watched a lot of TV. ”

I was the kind of kid that always loved babies. I was, you know, four years old, and I would have my baby doll that I would bring with me everywhere and fake breastfeed on the beach and diaper. ”

I did babysit a little bit when I was young. I prefer babysitting for babies. I always loved babies. I was not as great with kids that wanted to be entertained and that wanted to talk. ”

I want the power that comes from expressing myself creatively and putting something back into the world. Being someone's muse would be flattering, but it could get old fast. ”

I require a lot of stimulation, and there's so much I've learned being in front of the camera, I felt like I had more to give behind it. ”

I've always just admired women who were able to navigate through dramatic and comedic waters and sort of do it all. ”

I've been really interested and inspired by Nan Goldin, the photographer. ”