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9 Kiernan Shipka Quotes That Prove The 'Mad Men' Star Is Definitely A More Mature Teen Than You Were
It's difficult to not be impressed by Kieran Shipka. Although the majority of her 15 years on this Earth have been spent in Hollywood, she seems to be remarkably grounded. You still get the sense that she's still having a relatively normal childhood, despite all the fanfare of playing Sally Draper on Mad Men, and it's difficult not to attribute this to her personality (not to mention, some great parents). Looking at some of Kiernan Shipka's quotes will confirm your suspicion that she is wise beyond her years.
If you're hope for the next generation is waning, these nine Kieran Shipka quotes will make you realize that the kids are gonna figure things out just fine.
She Knows That Growing Up In The '60s Would've Been Difficult
With the overt sexism and assumed predestination for a girl’s life to culminate in finding a husband, the ’60s was likely a hard time to be female. In an interview with Rookie in 2012, Shipka fielded a question from Tavi Gevinson about how hard growing up in the ’60s would’ve been. “I’m definitely glad that I’m growing up now instead of the ’60s, ’cause I think there are definitely more opportunities for me,” Shipka said. Sure, we still have a long way to go, but it shows perspective that she can appreciate the progress.
She Reflects On Change
Plenty of people (even adults) don’t take the appropriate time to reflect on big life changes, but it comes naturally to Shipka. In 2015, Shipka mused about the bittersweet ending of Mad Men in an interview with HeyUGuys, saying, “It’s just something that is so familiar, so the fact it’s not going any more is very odd because it was such a part of my life for so long.”
She Has Serious Gratitude
At the same time, she doesn’t take the experience for granted. In the same HeyUGuys interview, she said, “Being on Mad Men from such a young age was a really cool thing, especially in how I was influenced and inspired.” Pretty gracious for a teen, eh?
She's Articulate & Poised
Back when she was 11, Scott Feinberg asked Shipka to define her Mad Men character. “Sally Draper is a very lonely and lost girl who is growing up, and her mother and father don’t really pay any attention to her and is going through a really traumatic time in her life right now.” She’s so well spoken!
She Gets Starstruck Over Awesome People
I’d imagine that most 15-year-olds would experience the height of being star struck if they ever met Harry Styles. Shipka, on the other hand, nerded out when she met Buster Bluth. In her March 2015 Interview magazine interview, Shipka confessed that the most starstruck she’s ever been was when she met the resident Bluth family mama’s boy. ”I met Tony Hale once. I was so excited that I didn’t know what to do with myself, because, Buster!”
Dramatic Stuff Is Her Jam
Give this teenager all of the tortured roles!! Shipka expounded upon her love for playing dramatic characters in her September 2013 Vanity Fair profile: “The lighter stuff is not as fun! I like sinking my teeth into stuff.” A definite sign of emotional complexity.
She Knows That Observation Is A Great Way To Learn
As one of the resident youngins on set, you’d think that Shipka’s co-workers would frequently dole out little nuggets of actorly wisdom to her. As she sees it, just being around brilliant actors is enough. Shipka told the AMC blog, ”I learn more from watching other people do their jobs and do them so well. That’s the advice I’ve gotten.” So perceptive…
She's Mad Organized
So young, and already she has trained herself not to be messy. The Coveteur raided Shipka’s closet a few years ago to find that it was a meticulously organized, picturesque wonderland of cute little dresses. “I hate a messy closet. I totally freak out when my closet is messy and I can’t find anything. I like it to be as organized as can be!” Meanwhile, this writer is a decade older than Shipka, and hasn’t even gotten that hang of that yet.
She Already Knows What She Wants
Unlike many of the rest of us who spend years being indecisive about our life paths, Shipka has always known that acting is it for her. ”Acting is something that I’ve always loved. I can never remember not loving performing or wanting to act,” Shipka told CraveOnline. “It was always something, even when I was super young, that just excited me so, so much.”
