Ari Graynor Quotes
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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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Part of doing good work is caring deeply about it, believing in what you're doing, and getting incredibly attached to the characters that you're playing, the stories you're telling, and the people you're working with.
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Onstage was where I felt the most confident and in control and free, and as I've gotten older, it's gotten more and more daunting. And I think that's also part of my desire to keep confronting that and pushing through to find that childlike or youthful ignorance against fear and keep at it.
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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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People remember the last thing you did.
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I would love to be doing more voice-over work. It's such a fun and free playground to take risks, play around, and get sort of ridiculous.
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The worst thing you can have as an actor is too big an ego. It just kills creativity.
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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 love being onstage. As I've gotten older, it terrifies me more and more, which is interesting.
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I was a precocious only child, and then I went through a fat, awkward stage for several years, so I learned to fall back on my humor and personality when I was growing up. It's how you survive, so I think it was more of a natural progression for me, developing into comedy.
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I did babysit a little bit when I was young. I prefer babysitting for babies. I always loved babies. I was not as great with kids that wanted to be entertained and that wanted to talk.
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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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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.
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I've always sort of felt like I was from another time. The '70s is more my vibe. The clothes fit me better.
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I've been calling myself 'just an actor' since I was 6 years old. That's a long time.
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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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I prefer situational or character-based humor to gross-out gags and comedic set pieces.
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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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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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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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There's something innately funny and warm about being Jewish. I think it's something to be embraced and respected.
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Sitting around with Jim Carrey, coming up with bits, is, like, beyond a dream come true.
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I've already put my parents through the wringer with a number of my jobs!
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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.