Ari Graynor Quotes
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I think the world of comedy is a relatively small community, and especially for women in comedy, there just aren't that many people involved.
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I had been doing theater since I was a kid, so the stage really felt like home to me. It felt like the place where I trust myself the most in the world and felt the most confident.
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I think a reason why actors get reputations for being crazy and neurotic is because your life task is constantly in flux.
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I was playing a lot of bigger, sort-of-comedic characters in slightly heightened realities, and it had been so fun and fulfilling for a long time. But it got to a point where I just felt like I didn't have that in me anymore.
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I was made fun of for being fat from fourth or fifth grade to eighth grade. That was pretty rough.
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When I was a kid, I did dial the 900 numbers out of curiosity, but I was such a goodie-two-shoes that I immediately hung up because I didn't want it showing up on the bill.
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I'm such a theater geek. Most of my friends are in this community, and it's really important for me to keep doing it. It takes the ego out of acting, whereas movies tend to involve it.
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I've already put my parents through the wringer with a number of my jobs!
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Sitting around with Jim Carrey, coming up with bits, is, like, beyond a dream come true.
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Not one person has ever sent me a drink because I was Caroline in 'Nick and Norah.' People reference it; people say really nice things about it, but I was sure I would be getting more free drinks.
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I love being onstage. As I've gotten older, it terrifies me more and more, which is interesting.
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I've always just admired women who were able to navigate through dramatic and comedic waters and sort of do it all.
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There are a lot of female characters out there that, when they fall on hard times, they sort of stew in their fears and negativities and vulnerabilities. And there's something that's really truthful about that - when I've gone through hard times or breakups, I've spent a lot of time on my couch overeating and crying with friends, that's true.
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All we can do in life is push through the things that make us afraid and try to be better.
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If I'm gonna stay in this world of comedy, then it has to be a really special character to me in a really smart piece of material.
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I think 'Nick and Norah' was a huge deal for me. It was my first foray into the studio world, and that character was such a gift.
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Our everyday lives exist with comedy and tragedy next to each other.
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I prefer situational or character-based humor to gross-out gags and comedic set pieces.
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The truth is, there are so few female roles in movies. That's really limiting. As an actor, you wanna be able to sink your teeth into something. You don't want to just be the best friend. You don't want to just be the girlfriend.
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People remember the last thing you did.
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I don't have to fear that if I do more comedy I'm not going to get to do everything I want. I'll get to do my 'Yentl.'
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It took me a solid four or five years to feel really comfortable in front of the camera.
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Working with David Gordon Green, and Jonah Hill, and Michael Cera, and Drew Barrymore, and all of those people - those are the best people in comedy to work with. Anna Faris. You know, that's my goal, to keep learning and to just keep working with the best people I can. And yeah, we do all hang out, and we all kind of know each other.
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I require a lot of stimulation, and there's so much I've learned being in front of the camera, I felt like I had more to give behind it.