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Jenny Slate Quotes

American - Actress | March 25, 1982 -

I like to wear dresses and skirts when I go onstage because the attitude that I have is, 'I'm so excited to introduce myself to you.' And I want to be wearing what I'd be wearing to a date or a dinner party.

Attitude Myself Dinner You Party Go

'Obvious Child,' the short, had a nice life online and a great festival run, but the short and the feature still stand apart from everything else I've done. I play a woman who you might meet in life. My other work is much more heightened.

Life Work Great Woman Child Stand

I sometimes think my earnestness is confused for stupidity, but it shouldn't be.

Stupidity Think Confused Sometimes

It's exciting to play someone who is a bit tougher than I am. I liked feeling those adjustments.

I Am Someone Feeling Play Exciting

There's not one type of stand-up, just like there's not one type of woman.

Woman Just Like Type Stand-Up

Don't think twice. If it's a character that you feel compelled to play and story that you feel needs to be told, don't think twice.

Character Story Think Feel You Play

The experience of the human, male or female, cannot be completely defined by one startling, surprising, or gigantic life experience.

Life Experience Human Surprising

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.

Life Curious Me Person Go Say

I don't have any horror stories of trying to start as a comedian and eating it constantly on stage.

Eating Start Trying Horror Stage

It's strange: I've done so many things up until I did 'Obvious Child,' including writing children's books and making 'Marcel the Shell.' To me, the through-line is incredibly clear: it all comes from wanting to be connected to my own inner voice and not wanting to be on somebody else's agenda if that means that I can't be myself.

Children Myself Child Me Writing

My baseline function is I'm usually really happy and optimistic. I think I really genuinely like being alive, and I've got a spring in my step - that's what I've been like all my life.

Life Step Happy Spring Think Alive

For some reason, I never watched Lifetime but just discovered it. I was like, 'Oh, it's all rom-coms!'

Never Reason Lifetime Just Like Oh

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