Taylor Schilling
Taylor Schilling
Taylor Schillingis an American actress. She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black, for which she won the 2013 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014. She made her film debut in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth27 July 1984
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
For me as an actor, daring is to tell the truth - to be yourself, no matter how the world interacts with that.
I started doing yoga in college, so that has just become a staple of a self-care routine for my mind and my body. My body craves it at this point, so I do it two to three times a week, sometimes more. I practice Vinyasa style yoga and sometimes mix it up.
I had a hard time on TV, the last time on television, so I wasn't sure that I wanted to do that again. But, I really am a big fan of Jenji and I knew this is her next thing, so I read it. And once I read the script, I was really, really impressed that there was a woman who was the centerpiece of her own story, and that she was in the center of her own narrative.
It felt really nice to not have anybody talking about numbers, and no one is talking about ratings. From my experience, it felt like there was one person running the ship and it felt like there was space for Jenji to be at the helm. That's not what I've experienced in television before. It felt more akin to an interesting movie, where there were producers who were really excited by the work and wanted to make space for the director's vision to be sort of shared with an audience. It felt more cohesive.
Well, a lot of things surprised me. There were things that I had never thought about, in my life. I never thought about how loud prison was. I've never thought about how your ears never really get a break from all this noise. That was actually replicated on our set pretty well.
I don't know my armpit from my elbow in Los Angeles.
I actually like pole dancing! It gives you so much confidence. I never thought I'd do it, but now I'm really into it.
I tried to hostess... but they fired me after four days because I couldn't figure out how seating plans worked.
I'm not very cool. I have a really hard time meeting people and stuff.
I like to do yoga, Pilates, dance, and things like that.
Whatever it is that I am working on is what I become obsessed with.
I love Ben Affleck so much. He's an amazing director.
I try not to eat too many raw vegetables. I only have one raw meal a day. At night I eat warm, cooked foods. I like to drink lots of tea, but no coffee. Not drinking coffee has changed my game for the better.
I'm the girl who will show up in jeans no matter what - but the jeans can get fancier and fancier.