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" I did some theatre. I had some smaller roles in a couple TV shows and films. I used to think I did a lot of acting, but my 'career' started when I started 'Homeland'. "

Morgan Saylor

Started

Acting

Career

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New York

People

" I know it sounds silly, but in auditions for film or TV, the words aren't as important - you need to get into the character and have the gist of the scene. But in theater, if you don't do it word for word, then you throw off your scene partner. "

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" I try to miss as little school as possible. "

" I like to read on the train. "

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Read

Train

" I'm such a dork, but I really think there are derivatives to be found between story arcs and character motivations. And the way you evaluate functions is a really interesting way to look at stories and the way you act. I really believe it. "

" One thing about New York is you can understand how you're perceived really easily if you just get on the train, by the way people look at you. "

" I would not openly categorize myself as a sullen teenager, but that kind of role comes more easier to me than a bright, perky thing. "

Morgan Saylor

Myself

" I think it's cool to get to know designers. There is some anxiety, maybe, that after you've met a designer, you want to be loyal to them and wear their clothes. And sometimes it's just not my style. But you have to be honest, and I don't really want to lie. "

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" I've made a few independent films now and a few movies with Disney, and I've done TV. "

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Movies

Now

" I love both of my parents. "

" I learned to understand the distance a character can be from yourself and how important rehearsal can be to creating a person that feels like a person that isn't you. "

" I try to stay away from the Internet. "

" You know how when you read a book and it becomes a movie, and it's different than you pictured? In some ways, acting is a lot like that. "

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Different

You

" I understood the feeling of being 17 and living with your parents somewhere, and then being 18 and living in New York and having a city at your disposal. "

" I'm not very good at keeping secrets. "

" I like pushing myself as an actor. "

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Myself

Actor

" When I'm in New York and L.A., I get recognized a lot more. "

" I like records. My favorite is Simon and Garfunkel. "

Morgan Saylor

Records

Simon

" I grew up kind of in the country, in western Georgia. And then I moved a lot closer to Atlanta, and I started doing plays, and when I started doing film, I think I really started to love it. "

" I make notebooks for characters, and it kind of becomes a bible. "

" I've always enjoyed searching for clothes. I like thrift stores and vintage stuff, and not so much going to Urban Outfitters. What got me interested is having to choose dresses for the carpet, and doing a lot of shoots with really cool clothes. I've gotten to try on a lot of things that I've liked, and some things that I haven't. "

" It's so insane to me that this is my actual job, that I get to come to set and do what I enjoy doing and get paid for it. "

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Job

Come

" I like being mysterious as an actress. "

" There are some parts I like about school. I like math a lot, and I like physics. "