Jenny Slate Quotes
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I think that, unfortunately, people who are maybe threatened by feminism think that it's about setting your bra on fire and being aggressive, and I think that's really wrong and really dangerous.
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I don't have any horror stories of trying to start as a comedian and eating it constantly on stage.
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I think of my gender as a part of my complex humanity.
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I spend so much time hoping things for myself.
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I do think that character types trend. As a female comedian, the parts that come my way are often terrible women.
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I would go so far as to say I would not have the life that I have right now if it wasn't for Gabe Liedman. He is the first person I met in my adulthood that I felt was truly delighted by me and understood me and also was curious about me.
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It takes a while to realize that just because you're a stand-up comedian and you do comedy, you're not going to be good at all comedy.
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I fidget and change my outfit a lot. It's really a way of keeping myself comfortable.
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There is something to grace and deportment, but you determine that for yourself. That's something you own.
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We love rom-coms, but it's getting to where we don't identify with any of the women in them.
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If I'm not the best aunt in America, then I don't know what's going on.
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I'm tired of someone being called 'quirky' because they tripped or got a stain on their shirt. It's like a beautiful blonde lady who's quirky because she has bedhead, or she's quirky because she sometimes says the wrong, cute thing. I like it when women are quirky as human beings.
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I tend to be a bit of a workaholic, but I also can't function without some sort of domesticity as well.
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It's exciting to play someone who is a bit tougher than I am. I liked feeling those adjustments.
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I think I was aware when I started doing stand-up, especially on my own, that, yeah, I'm getting up on stage, and I'm a woman, and I dress in a sort of typically feminine fashion.
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I never noticed my voice. I did become aware as a little kid at camp that I liked doing accents. We'd do plays and skits, and I realized I loved speaking in voices that weren't my own.
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I learned my lesson early in my career that it's not helpful to go and look at what other people's opinions are.
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That was something that I learned: It's actually okay if the way that I do my best is when I'm treated well.
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I guess some people want to be performers because they want to be famous.
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I don't like taking physical risks at all. I take a lot of emotional risks, and I don't feel like I need to get on a bike or a horse or jump off of anything ever.
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You don't have to be in the brightest, shiniest state of being an individual to feel like you're exceptional.
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I'm usually a fairly harsh critic. It depends. I tend to really not watch my work, because I just feel uncomfortable, and I can be highly critical.
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I don't know exactly what's next. But I do know now that it's something rather than nothing.
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There's not one type of stand-up, just like there's not one type of woman.