Jen Kirkman Quotes
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Improv requires one thing I lack that I think most mothers need - the basic instinct to put someone else first.
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Don't overpack your carry-on. You're never going to read that second book or that fourth magazine.
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A lot of relationships have ended for me in my 20s, because I knew that eventually those people would wanna settle down and have kids.
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There are a lot of things I might be good at, such as competitive figure skating, window washing from ten stories up, and being an open heart surgeon. I might also make an excellent Kamikaze pilot - except for the fact that I don't want to learn how to fly and have no interest in taking my own life on behalf of Japan.
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I actually like, love, and respect myself, and I try not to take anything too seriously.
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Eventually I'm going to be too old to be on camera, and I've been doing stand-up a long time.
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I'm not a big fan of young people.
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As a woman of a certain age - and really, ever since I hit puberty and my baby-making parts were suddenly subject to public debate - I've been told over and over again that I will 'change my mind' about not wanting kids.
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I think some parents think, 'Oh, having kids is so beautiful; I want others to feel the joy I do.'
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Parents talk a lot about how much strength and dedication it takes to raise a child. I think it also takes a lot of strength and dedication to carve out a life that doesn't seem normal to anyone else.
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By the time I started doing stand-up, the club scene had died.
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Asking questions about why I don't want kids is really none of your business, but at least it's a dialogue.
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We have to get women's stories out there so a guy will read it, laugh, and think, 'I'm not laughing at a chick story but a story.'
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Sitcoms are what got me excited about show business.