Katie Aselton
Katie Aselton was born on October 1, 1978, in Milbridge, a United States citizen who attended Narraguagus High School before moving on to higher education. She studied at Boston University's College of Communication and later trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, giving her a formal grounding in both communication and performance.
Her professional work spans several areas of the screen industry. She has worked as a film actor, a television actor, a film director, and a film producer, taking on roles both in front of and behind the camera. Before her involvement in film and television, she also competed as a beauty pageant contestant.
The facts available about Aselton's life trace a path from her schooling at Narraguagus High School through her training in Boston and at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and into a career that covers acting, directing, and producing across film and television.
Quotes by Katie Aselton
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There are very few shows that show women talking like strong, sassy women. Do you know what I mean? 'Sex and the City' started doing that, and that was why that was such a huge hit.
I don’t love horror movies with something surreal happening. That doesn’t work for me. What’s terrifying is something that could actually happen to me and what I would do. I don’t know how to throw a punch, and I’ve never had to do it.
I love the studio system. Love that studio system and all their money. They’re great; I think they’re fabulous. You know, what it is right now is I feel like I’m still learning as a filmmaker, I’m still starting out.
I’d like to get something small and self-generated in before Black Rock has whatever life that it has.
I don’t think I’m going to go into Iron Man. I mean, I can’t say that I won’t go into something like an Iron Man franchise.
I really like oysters, and I won’t eat them alone. They’re just a weird thing to eat by yourself.
If you can throw $5 back in the crafty, we’ll take it, because it just means another meal, which is nice.
It’s cool to get some more energy going and more interest. It’s definitely more than it was, still not as much as I’d love it to be, but things are picking up and interesting projects are coming my way, and I love that.
If you’re a woman, just make a freaking good movie. I don’t believe in the women who say, ‘It’s too hard, I’m getting shot down.’
