Nina Arianda
Nina Arianda
Nina Ariandais an American film, stage and television actress. She won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 2012 for Venus in Fur. She was also nominated for another Tony for her performance in Born Yesterday...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
CountryUnited States of America
applause hit people positively
When I was 3, I recited a poem at a festival in Passaic, New Jersey. The applause was tremendous, and it hit me that I could affect people positively by performing.
bullet forgot half insane points recognized won
When I won the Tony, I blacked out. I don't remember anything. I had bullet points jotted down, but I forgot to read half of them. My hands were shaking. It was an insane honor to be recognized in that way.
best hands ukrainian
I don't really know what 'American' is. I know what Ukrainian is. We're happy Slavic people. We're not Dostoyevsky Slavic people. There's this sense of 'pick it up, get your hands dirty, make the best of it, celebrate.'
fascinated love pass physically
Film is new for me so I'm so fascinated by it and love it, but I would pass out if I could never do theater again. I'd be physically ill!
came created english great learn mother playing routine signed stories theater throughout time
When I was a kid, my daily routine was playing make-believe, and I kind of created these stories throughout the day. And when it came time to go to preschool, my English wasn't really so great because my mother wanted me to learn Ukrainian, so she signed me up for these children's theater groups.
grateful engineering fur
Now that I'm on Broadway, it's like NASA engineering with the costumes. I was very grateful for the slightly more high-tech ones in my show, 'Venus in Fur'; our costume designer Anita Yavich is kind of a genius.
mom kids play
I was into opera as a kid - I'd play 'Carmen' and sing and dance. My mom signed me up for a theater group before preschool, and I never looked back.
thinking want might
I think if you want to get to know me, you should come and see a show. A person might get to see more sides of me.
parks watches something-new
I see something new in 'Gosford Park' every time I watch it.
steam abbey
I let steam off by watching 'Downton Abbey.
years opera wanted
I had a year at 3 when I wanted to be a conductor in the opera.
white rose white-rose
I can't have white roses. They symbolize death.
trying purses demon
I try not to put my purse on the floor - demons will get into it.
character negative approach
I never approach a character from a negative place.