Emily V. Gordon Quotes
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If a show is a critical success but a ratings flop, I assume that people are just championing the show because it looks cool to root for an underdog.
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I have a pretty intense work ethic. If something's not done, I cannot let go until I get it done.
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I have multiple tattoos.
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A lot of new stepparents fall into the trap of letting children disobey household expectations in order to gain favor with them.
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I always tell people, 'Take a class or volunteer.' It really helps you get out of your own little pocket of people you always see and gets you exposed to a new group of people.
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If you don't simply communicate with your spouse what household tasks you would like them to do, you are setting yourself up to be angry.
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I'm a mental-health advocate big time, so I think it's great when depression is a thing that's discussed out in the open, because it's still way too stigmatized.
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Men - not all men but a good majority of the ones I have known and worked with - tend to think of difficult situations in their lives as problems that need to be solved.
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For so long, TV consisted of a limited number of shows a year, and those shows had to appeal to as many people as possible. The joy of TV now is that shows don't have to be broad anymore - they can be small, weird, and niche.
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Sometimes we are much better at judging people based on how they treat everyone other than ourselves. We make a million excuses for why they treat us how they do.
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Burlesque dancing didn't solve all my post-divorce problems, but what it did do was force me to court myself for a little while.
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I'm tired of hearing about 'Damages,' I don't care how life-changing 'The Wire' is, and I don't want to hear another word about 'Battlestar Galactica' or its super-awesome ending.
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Unequivocally, individual human beings who live together will always have different standards of what a 'clean house' looks like.
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Being completely independent doesn't make you a strong woman - it's being strong enough to trust yourself in other people's hands that takes guts.
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I definitely think, when you're a teenager, it's more forgiving to talk to strangers and go up to people at a mall or whatever.
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Marriage isn't just about two people who fit together well. It's about two people who figure out how to fit together well.
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If you've had a marriage that ended because of a betrayal in trust on your spouse's behalf, the idea of trusting another person with your heart can seem completely ridiculous.
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Post-divorce, the world can feel harsh and full of jagged edges.
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Dealing with wedding stuff is a bit of a double-edged sword - it seems that divorcees are expected to either burn it all on the front lawn, tears silently coursing down their faces, or keep the stuff, shrine-like, concealed somewhere in their homes.
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I think it's always good to get into your partner's mindset.
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After my divorce, I took some time off from having a romantic life to begin the tough work of figuring out where I'd gone wrong and what on Earth I could do to understand how to be a whole person in a relationship.
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Sometimes we put so much effort into things we're doing, like dating or wedding planning, that we don't stop to think about whether or not we even want the results of that effort.
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In my professional and personal life, when I meet people who feel broken after a divorce, they can usually be divided into two categories: those who truly believe there's something wrong with them, and those that are using their status as armor.
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I remember being a teenager and feeling like I could talk to anyone anywhere about anything.