Taylor Schilling Quotes

Professions:ActressArtist

Born: July 27, 1984

Taylor Schilling, best known for her Emmy-nominated performance as Piper Chapman in *Orange Is the New Black*, is a reflective artist whose insights on life extend far beyond the screen. Her philosophy centers on the raw, transformative power of vulnerability and the search for authentic connection in a chaotic world. Schilling’s quotes resonate deeply because she speaks not from a pedestal, but from the trenches of human experience—acknowledging fear, embracing imperfection, and championing quiet resilience. She invites us to find wisdom not in easy answers, but in the courage to feel deeply and remain curious. Her legacy is a gentle, profound reminder that our most ordinary struggles are the very places where extraordinary grace emerges.

Taylor Schilling Quotes (36)

"Be yourself. You're okay. And it really doesn't matter what other people think."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"On a film set, for me, there's so much more time to process what's going on than there is on a television set. There's more wiggle room to try things and fail and try again and get to the heart of what's going on in the scene, which is really fun for me. It's what I like to do."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Motivation

"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."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Mindfulness

"My guilty pleasure is I like to watch a lot of HGTV. I really like watching design shows about houses, like extreme homes. Like buying a bridge and turning it into a house or something like that. I really am interested in home design or something like that... architecture."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"As an actor, what I'm finding is that I really like the extremes. I think that's really fun to play with."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I didn't spend a lot of time with prison guards, but my father was an assistant district attorney for a long time so I was always hearing stories about prisoners and prison guards."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I'm the girl who will show up in jeans no matter what - but the jeans can get fancier and fancier."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I like to do yoga, Pilates, dance, and things like that."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"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."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Motivation

"Honestly, all the sweets and bad stuff on set don't really call to me because I'm working so much. I've trained myself to stay away from sugar."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I wanted to wear a uniform when I was in high school, but I couldn't. I was like, 'It would be so much easier!'"

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I don't do detoxes or cleanses - they don't really work for me. I have a really moderate, simple routine. I like to do yoga, Pilates, dance, and things like that."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I try to come at fitness and nutrition from a perspective of gentleness and what will make me feel good afterwards. I try to stay out of the mindset of needing to fix myself. I do whatever seems fun to me."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Motivation

"In school, I was playing old men and women, babies, Russian people, and all sorts of weird parts - a lot of comedy - and that's sort of like home to me."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Creativity

"I don't like it when people don't hold the door. I don't know, that really bugs me... I guess I like manners."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"If it's a good day, I get 'The New York Times' on my iPad, and if I have a little time in the morning, I like to look at that while I'm eating."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"'The Notebook' is one of my favorite love stories."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Love

"Whatever it is that I am working on is what I become obsessed with."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I am very interested in Ayurvedic medicine and hope to explore it more someday. I only have a very superficial understanding of the whole thing right now. But learning what my body type is has shifted my whole self-care regime a bit, and I feel better because of it."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"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."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Motivation

"Life is so much easier when I allow myself to be myself and go with the flow. Whatever that looks like on a given day. If I can get quiet enough to truly check-in with myself, I usually end up on the right track."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"Massages are my favorite. Sometimes just getting myself outside for a walk if I'm really busy can be an indulgence. I love taking naps. I love to stay up too late with close friends. I believe in everything in moderation. I take what I like and leave what I don't."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Love

"For me as an actor, daring is to tell the truth - to be yourself, no matter how the world interacts with that."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I don't have a connection to the fashion world at all."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I'm a tall woman. At work, that means a lot of my co-stars have to stand next to me on apple crates. But apparently, my height bodes well in the fashion world."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Resilience

"I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"There's nothing that's in an actor's control. I've learned at this point you do things and you let them go. There's no way to control the outcome. The only thing I have any sort of reign over is my own experience."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom

"I'm not very cool. I have a really hard time meeting people and stuff."

Taylor Schilling
Topic: Wisdom
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