A biography for Felicia Dayhasn’t been written yet.
“My dad was in the military, yeah. He was in the Air Force, and he was a doctor, so he would go places for six months here, and two years there. And I was home-schooled because I played the violin, and I did a lot of competitions.”
“Sustaining an audience with a web series is an impossible task.”
“I'd been in Hollywood for five years before I started writing 'The Guild.' I worked enough to pay all my bills. So I was very lucky in that respect. Most people don't make a living acting.”
“I'd been on 'Buffy' - that is an amazing community, the Joss Whedon fans.”
“Surprisingly, I think if you're known on the Internet, you're probably an introvert.”
“I love sitcoms, and I grew up on sitcoms. That's my tasty junk food.”
“People don't appreciate that when you're on the Internet, it's a 24/7 job. Even if you're not releasing episodes, your show is living and breathing on the Internet because there's a community around it. Ninety percent of the work is after the web series is shot, and you have to constantly maintain your community, because it's all you have.”
“When I go to a web video meeting and look around, at least half the show runners are women. And a lot are actors-cum-writers who are frustrated with the situation of being a woman actor in Hollywood and have decided to create their own show.”
“...it always felt good to have that moment of resolve, like saying, "I'm gonna learn French!" It doesn't matter if you do it or not, deciding is the high, right?”
“That's what I love about the Internet. Even if it's small-scale and you're just posting on a forum, that's an uncensored expression. That's what I love.”
“For the vlogging channel, I wanted to build the infrastructure and build up all the personalities in a way that felt like weren't just forcing the audience to watch everyone we have.”
“I think every role is always exciting and intimidating. I've never had a role where I wasn't intimidated by it.”
“The substance of what it means to be a geek is essentially someone who's brave enough to love something against judgment. The heart of being a geek is a little bit of rejection.”
“I would never let somebody say that they're me. That would be the ultimate betrayal of what I stand for.”
“I came from a dance background, so that's what I did my whole teenage years. I was at the dance studio a lot. It just becomes your social scene and part of your life.”
“Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.”
“I guess I just always had this idea that I would go to Hollywood. I had the typical 'get up and go' attitude that you have to have in order to make the brave step into the big city.”
“I learned that lack of budget can be overcome by fan passion if you can get your content to the people who like what you do.”
“I believe you are never past the point of creating opportunities for yourself.”
“I always enjoyed acting. My aunt was actually an actress.”