Mayim Bialik
Birthday: 12 December 1975, San Diego, California, USA
Birth Name: Mayim Hoya Bialik
Height: 163 cm
Mayim Bialik grew up in San Diego and got her first acting job (Pumpkinhead (1988)) when she was just 12 years old. A number of TV roles followed until in 1990 she was cast in Blossom (1990), the role ...Show More
Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.'
Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.'
It's wonderful to be appreciated for being quirky, and to see Zooey Deschanel and the quirky, indie Show more
It's wonderful to be appreciated for being quirky, and to see Zooey Deschanel and the quirky, indie film types get mainstream play is amazing for women, because women are much more complicated than what we've see on TV in the past. Hide
I came to parenting the way most of us do - knowing nothing and trying to learn everything.
I came to parenting the way most of us do - knowing nothing and trying to learn everything.
My first son didn't really take a bottle, and I didn't like giving bottles.
My first son didn't really take a bottle, and I didn't like giving bottles.
I like army boots, I like peasant skirts - sometimes together! So I do know that I have odd taste.
I like army boots, I like peasant skirts - sometimes together! So I do know that I have odd taste.
I'm a pretty quiet person.
I'm a pretty quiet person.
I'm big on my kids being conventionally polite, and it works really well for them.
I'm big on my kids being conventionally polite, and it works really well for them.
There's a tremendous amount to be gained from being a performer, and being an artist, and being an a Show more
There's a tremendous amount to be gained from being a performer, and being an artist, and being an actor. Hide
When you're used to being prepared to reject conventional wisdom, it leaves you open to learn more.
When you're used to being prepared to reject conventional wisdom, it leaves you open to learn more.
I don't care much about conforming.
I don't care much about conforming.
Being a caregiver for your child is part of the job description of being a mammal.
Being a caregiver for your child is part of the job description of being a mammal.
I'm generally intimidated by adults.
I'm generally intimidated by adults.
I'm concerned about the ocean and the environment. And I love whales.
I'm concerned about the ocean and the environment. And I love whales.
One of the best things my mother passed on to me was being an efficient multi-tasker.
One of the best things my mother passed on to me was being an efficient multi-tasker.
Actors are a lot like professors on dissertation committees - it's a lot of ego, a lot of rallying f Show more
Actors are a lot like professors on dissertation committees - it's a lot of ego, a lot of rallying for position, there is a lot at stake in every single interaction. Hide
I was raised on comic books, and I love science fiction.
I was raised on comic books, and I love science fiction.
I'm technically a vegan, but I do eat egg if it's in things.
I'm technically a vegan, but I do eat egg if it's in things.
I have a neuroscience background - that's what my doctorate is in - and I was trained to study hormo Show more
I have a neuroscience background - that's what my doctorate is in - and I was trained to study hormones of attachment, so I definitely feel my parenting is informed by that. Hide
I started acting because I enjoyed school plays.
I started acting because I enjoyed school plays.
The level of communication you can achieve with an infant is really profound.
The level of communication you can achieve with an infant is really profound.
Sleeping with your child, wearing your child in a sling as opposed to pushing them around in expensi Show more
Sleeping with your child, wearing your child in a sling as opposed to pushing them around in expensive strollers, those are things that matter biologically and sociologically for the structure of a family. Hide
Even as a child, I felt very guilty about eating animals and never knew that there was something to Show more
Even as a child, I felt very guilty about eating animals and never knew that there was something to do about it. And as I got older, it became clearer that there are things that I can do and choices I can make. Hide
It used to be that if you were on a sitcom you couldn't get work in film because it was so different Show more
It used to be that if you were on a sitcom you couldn't get work in film because it was so different. Now it's almost like you have to be on TV to do other film work. Hide
I don't want to say everything happens for a reason but every day is lined up right next to the othe Show more
I don't want to say everything happens for a reason but every day is lined up right next to the other one for a reason. The best you can do is do each day well with kindness and as a good person. Hide
I've never had a sinus infection or been on antibiotics since cutting out dairy.
I've never had a sinus infection or been on antibiotics since cutting out dairy.
Auditions are hard. You should see what most of the women look like when I audition for things - the Show more
Auditions are hard. You should see what most of the women look like when I audition for things - they look like they should be on the catwalk. Hide
A lot of stuff I wear I've had since high school.
A lot of stuff I wear I've had since high school.
I'm one of those people that makes a better adult than I did a kid.
I'm one of those people that makes a better adult than I did a kid.
I think neuroscience is obviously very esoteric, but I think there are aspects of it that can absolu Show more
I think neuroscience is obviously very esoteric, but I think there are aspects of it that can absolutely be brought down to the level of an interested 11-, 12-, 13-year-old easily. Hide
I like bold colors but usually wear black.
I like bold colors but usually wear black.
You know, there's a tremendous amount of genetic propensity not necessarily for what TV shows you li Show more
You know, there's a tremendous amount of genetic propensity not necessarily for what TV shows you like but for literally how you view the world, how you react to things, how things touch you and how things move you. Hide
Well, I mean, I'm still a scientist, you know. I think once a scientist, always a scientist.
Well, I mean, I'm still a scientist, you know. I think once a scientist, always a scientist.
To be honest, it's considered very late to start acting at 11 and a half, for the industry. Most kid Show more
To be honest, it's considered very late to start acting at 11 and a half, for the industry. Most kids are doing it from toddlerhood on. Hide
I do believe babies are born potty-trained. They're born knowing and are able to give subtle signals Show more
I do believe babies are born potty-trained. They're born knowing and are able to give subtle signals that become very prominent if you reinforce them. Hide
I'm good with a script.
I'm good with a script.
I'm one of those people that thinks the Internet is amazing, and I can't believe it exists.
I'm one of those people that thinks the Internet is amazing, and I can't believe it exists.
I have a life. My kids don't run my house.
I have a life. My kids don't run my house.
I'm super grateful to be an employed actor.
I'm super grateful to be an employed actor.
I don't look like most women in the industry.
I don't look like most women in the industry.
I was always kind of a school person - my parents were teachers, and my grandparents were immigrants Show more
I was always kind of a school person - my parents were teachers, and my grandparents were immigrants, so their big thing was, 'Go to college, go to college, go to college.' Hide
Breast-feeding is the natural, optimal way to feed a child.
Breast-feeding is the natural, optimal way to feed a child.
I was raised on the purest comedy there is: 'I Love Lucy.' I was raised watching 'Three's Company' a Show more
I was raised on the purest comedy there is: 'I Love Lucy.' I was raised watching 'Three's Company' and sitcoms of the '70s and '80s. Hide
I'm definitely on the spectrum of socially awkward.
I'm definitely on the spectrum of socially awkward.
Relationships are complicated no matter what style of parenting you choose.
Relationships are complicated no matter what style of parenting you choose.
As a kid, I felt really weird.
As a kid, I felt really weird.
I don't wear pants, or like them; I'm a Jewish woman who's made the decision to wear skirts, so I we Show more
I don't wear pants, or like them; I'm a Jewish woman who's made the decision to wear skirts, so I wear mostly skirts past the knee. Hide
I think a lot of times on TV we see caricatures - that's what's funny.
I think a lot of times on TV we see caricatures - that's what's funny.
I've become sort of an accidental advocate for attachment parenting, which is a style of parenting t Show more
I've become sort of an accidental advocate for attachment parenting, which is a style of parenting that... basically, the way mammals parent and the way people have parented for pretty much all of human history except the last 200 years or so. Hide
Publicly I'm a very modest dresser, by Hollywood's standards.
Publicly I'm a very modest dresser, by Hollywood's standards.
I basically look like a lot of modern Orthodox people you know, but I work on a TV show where I some Show more
I basically look like a lot of modern Orthodox people you know, but I work on a TV show where I sometimes have to kiss Jim Parsons. That's why I don't take on the title of modern Orthodox, but in terms of ideology and theology I pretty much sound like a liberal modern Orthodox person. Hide
Attachment parenting is not a passive parenting style.
Attachment parenting is not a passive parenting style.
You don't have to be an at-home parent to be an attachment parent.
You don't have to be an at-home parent to be an attachment parent.
The fact is safe co-sleeping is not difficult. The notion of babies being smothered is simply not tr Show more
The fact is safe co-sleeping is not difficult. The notion of babies being smothered is simply not true. And the benefits of sleeping together are profound. Hide
The most empowering feminist act is for women to be taught about the ways babies bond and then decid Show more
The most empowering feminist act is for women to be taught about the ways babies bond and then decide what they want to do. Hide
I get maybe four hours of sleep a night. I'm a little bit crazy.
I get maybe four hours of sleep a night. I'm a little bit crazy.
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