Janina Gavankar, Born: 29 November 1980, Joliet, Illinois, USA

IMDb only lists specific projects. It doesn't list theater, commercial, and most non-union work. You...Show more »

IMDb only lists specific projects. It doesn't list theater, commercial, and most non-union work. You also have to pay to upload your reel to most sites, and some places still make you walk your DVD into their physical location. Show less «

I did all the musicals in my high school; I was in a pop group signed to Cash Money Records in colle...Show more »

I did all the musicals in my high school; I was in a pop group signed to Cash Money Records in college. Music has always been a really big part of my life. Show less «

It's ridiculous that people aren't allowed to love who they love, have families, and have the same l...Show more »

It's ridiculous that people aren't allowed to love who they love, have families, and have the same life as straight people. It's infuriating. Show less «

I'm always drooling over great design, from fashion to furniture.

I always feel like I'm so busy.

I'm straight. I. Love. Men. I love men.

I'd rather control someone than be controlled.

I love supernatural stuff. 'Battlestar Galactica' was my favorite show.

I grew up playing classical piano and percussion.

I can't watch 'Glee' because I get so jealous that I'm not there with them doing it that I can't eve...Show more »

I can't watch 'Glee' because I get so jealous that I'm not there with them doing it that I can't even watch. Show less «

I don't really feel comfortable unless I'm slightly uncomfortable. I don't want to play myself all t...Show more »

I don't really feel comfortable unless I'm slightly uncomfortable. I don't want to play myself all the time. Show less «

When I was in college in Chicago, I was doing a lot of commercials - that was my bread and butter.

I was working in Chicago, in theater and in commercials and anything that anybody would let me do. W...Show more »

I was working in Chicago, in theater and in commercials and anything that anybody would let me do. When I moved to L.A., I had made a choice to be a character actor, meaning that I wanted to become somebody else. That's what attracted me to becoming an actor in the first place. Show less «

I want to continue to play characters that are not like me at all, and transform.

I want to see what technology's going to be like in a few hundred years, if the human race hasn't co...Show more »

I want to see what technology's going to be like in a few hundred years, if the human race hasn't completely obliterated itself by then. Show less «

You're an actor first and foremost. No one is going to hire you because you tweet a lot.

I've been really lucky. I think that you really get what you recognize is in the universe.

I believe artists deserve all the help they can get, so they can focus on being great artists.

I know that you have to be reserved about certain things in your life.

I identify more as a musician than as a singer, because I play piano and percussion, and I engineer ...Show more »

I identify more as a musician than as a singer, because I play piano and percussion, and I engineer and produce everything that I do. Show less «

When it comes down to it, I'm kind of a nerdy actor.

I've always done the safest thing, which is to assume that it's going to feel like that, to assume t...Show more »

I've always done the safest thing, which is to assume that it's going to feel like that, to assume that you're going to feel like a freshman in a group of seniors - if you expect the worst, then it's never going to be that bad. Show less «

I feel like in Atlanta, if you were a female dancer, the more you can dance like the boys, the more ...Show more »

I feel like in Atlanta, if you were a female dancer, the more you can dance like the boys, the more respect you get. I was thrust into that kind of dance culture, and it was in my body. Show less «

I'd rather be with Dracula than the Wolfman.