Betty Gilpin

My mom used to play a lot of super character-y parts... so I was sort of raised to be a clown. ”

You would think that wrestling has so much to do with being aggressive and having a big ego, and it's exactly the opposite. ”

I kept feeling like there were no parts for girl who want to play to the mezzanine. ”

The more power you can find in yourself and your own surety and identity is actually the best output that you could give to your friends in relationships. ”

When we did 'Endgame,' we were all hunched over and making the craziest sounds. Then I graduated and went right into auditioning for 'Gossip Girl' and things like that, where, as an actress, you're required to act from the neck up and, from the neck down. It's a presentation of your birthday-suit self. ”

I often feel like a character actress trapped inside the mean, aging Barbie's body. ”

I was scared to film 'GLOW' for many reasons. As an actor, as a wrestler. It was just a very scary and intimidating experience. ”

Sometimes, daily life doesn't match the high stakes that you feel! And I feel like that is wrestling. Wrestling actually makes sense to me. ”

I have learned so much personally from wrestling, and it has really bled into my daily life. ”

Wrestling introduced me to the idea that my body has a purpose besides trying to look five years younger for the first time. ”