Jenny Slate Quotes

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Jenny Slate

Profession : Actress

Birth : March 25, 1982

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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That time when you're waiting for a job can be the most impactful and important time because you develop your preferences as a person. Knowing what you like will make you more confident. And then you'll stand out.

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You are not waiting for your life to start. It's going on right now.

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I feel I have to be totally cemented in my position, all: 'You can't tell me what to do with my body', but there is another part of me that is, you know, myself: vulnerable, with lots of doubts.

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People want to see comedies where characters aren't sacrificed for the jokes.

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I couldn't wait to be an adult woman, and I'm glad I felt that way as a kid because, when I grew up, I realised I live in a world where the female form is really disrespected, and society is often trying to wrestle the female form into a shape that looks more like a young boy.

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I think sometimes in comedy the characters are often sacrificed for the joke, and it's more important for it to be funny than for there to be love.

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Comedy can be a little brutal, but not in a satisfying way.

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I think my friends would say I'm pretty goal-focused but whimsical.

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I tend to be really spacey, but I don't think it's because I'm unintelligent - it's just my imagination and a little bit of ADD.

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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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I have a big thing about needing to know that I belong - in my group of friends, in my family, in my industry.

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I always loved to sing and was very, very loud. I wanted to be a movie star, like Judy Garland.

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I wanted to be in New York because I wanted to be on 'SNL.' I spent a lot of time wanting to be on 'Saturday Night Live' as a kid. That's what I wanted.

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It's 2014, and the fact that anybody has to fight for the right to do what they want to do with their body in a safe and responsible way is infuriating.

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