Personal life When not acting, Shawkat enjoys singing, drawing, and painting. She occasionally sings in jazz bars, though she only sings jazz standards; her grandfather taught her many of the songs she knows. At one point, Shawkat attempted to learn welding, hoping to make metal sculptures. She considers it essential for her to pursue different forms of art, stating, "They feed each other. If I didn't have the other ones, I don't think I could just act." Shawkat is bisexual.
Personal life When not. acting, Shawkat enjoys singing, drawing, and painting. She occasionally sings in jazz bars, thou.gh she only sings jazz standards; her grandfather taught her many of the songs she knows At one point Shawkat attempted to learn welding, hoping to make metal sculptures She con,siders it essential for her to pursue different forms of art, stating, "They feed each other. If I didn't have the other ones, I don't think I could just act." Shawkat is bisexual.