Madeline Zima
Madeline Zima
Madeline Zimais an American actress. She is best known for portraying Grace Sheffield on the sitcom The Nanny, Mia Lewis on the Showtime comedy drama series Californication, and Gretchen Berg on Heroes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth16 September 1985
CityNew Haven, CT
CountryUnited States of America
play would-be roles
I would be happy to play any roles.
girlfriend real hair
We're not just somebody's girlfriend who smiles all the time and bakes cookies and always has lingerie ready and their hair done. That's not real. The roles that I play are about bringing as much reality into it as possible.
girl thinking play
I wouldn't play the normal girl. I don't think that that's interesting or realistic, as far as how human beings really are.
girlfriend crazy character
I'd be happy to play anyone's girlfriend. I'm happy to be working, ever. It's not an intentional thing to play these messed up, crazy characters, but I'm happy to do it 'cause someone's got to.
drinking thinking ideas
It's a good idea to prioritize your life and not making drinking the top priority. I think there are aspects of it that definitely illuminate bad decisions and how they'll negatively affect you.
ideas dont-trust get-involved
It's a good idea to not get involved with somebody that you don't trust. That's for sure.
drama comedy realistic
All the genres are so blended nowadays. There are lots of comedies out there that are more realistic than dramas, and some dramas out there that are so broad and wacky that they don't even pass for a broad, wacky comedy.
fighting play people
I would love to play a role that is a lead role that people appreciate and a lot of people get to see. I just don't want to have to fight for every role anymore.
thinking california states
I like living in California. I think it's the best state, although we're supposedly the most hated state of all.
falling-in-love character ideas
Certain roles, I just won't invest in. I'll go in and audition, but I might not spend five hours trying to figure out what the character is really about or go so deep into it. I might just learn the lines and go in and try my best because I know it's not safe for me to love the character or to fall in love with the idea of the role.
feelings auditions achieve
When you do well at an audition, it is the highest high you can achieve because you just beat yourself. You became whatever it was, for a minute. It's a great feeling, when that happens.
jobs self-esteem make-or-break
The stakes are so high because auditions are make or break. You get the job or you don't. The stakes are about as high as they get, for yourself and your own self-esteem.
nice play people
It would be nice to not have to prove myself, and for people to know that I'm good and can play a role. Whatever role that is that lets people know that I can play the next role is what I want to do.
people way assuming
People always assume that things are just handed to me, but I've had to prove myself, every inch of the way.