Acting is a very strange industry in that it flows in these weird ways, I'll be so busy for 6 months and then nothing for a couple months, so it's hard for me to focus and stuff.
Alia ShawkatI 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 ShawkatAmerican shows can go on for 20 years. I respond more to the British format. Three seasons is a long run for them to tell a story.
Alia ShawkatI have been acting for almost 20 years now. At first it changed in my focus and how much I wanted to act. When I was younger, it was so much fun, and I really wanted it, but it was not competitive. Then I became a teenager and it became kind of competitive and not as much fun. I pulled back and I got lazy about it, where I was like, "Yeah, I guess, I'll do small parts in cool movies," but I wasn't really trying to say anything.
Alia Shawkat