“I'm not ambitious when it comes to my acting career. I'm not breaking down my agency's doors or sending out headshots. Even when I'm offered work, I always want small parts. When it comes to things that other people have written, I just don't know what I'm doing. I'm terrible at memorizing a script and reading lines. I get confused and I don't understand and it just looks fake to me. It's more difficult for me to be creative that way.” PeopleKnowsWayWantLooksReadingDifficultLinesActingCareersCreativeWrittenDoorsTerribleScriptsFakeAgencyConfusedAmbitiousBe CreativeBreaking DownSmall PartsMemorizingHeadshots Author:Amy Sedaris
“That's why I love improvisational theater so much - you do it [scene] once and then it's done. You don't get bogged down with a lot of preplanning and repetition. If I do something and it gets a laugh, I don't want to do it again. Why bother? I'm just repeating myself. It's boring.” IfsWantDoneLaughingSceneTheaterBoringBotherRepetitionWhy Bother Author:Amy Sedaris
“I just hate the whole idea of labeling anything as a comedy. If you tell me something's funny, I'll want to rebel against it. When I go to a bookstore and see books categorized as humor, I get furious. Don't tell me that a book is funny. Let me decide if it's funny. It's the same with sitcoms. You call something a sitcom and people expect it to be funny. And that ruins everything.” PeopleIfsWantBookIdeasWholeHateComedyLet MeRuinsRebelSitcomBookstoresFuriousLabeling Author:Amy Sedaris
“I always want to look unattractive, it's more fun. I like playing opposites, people who aren't attractive who think they are pretty. That's always interesting to me.” PeopleThinkingWantLooksFunInterestingOppositesAttractiveUnattractive Author:Amy Sedaris
“I like to entertain in all aspects. When you're with somebody and you're out, you want to be entertained.” WantAspect Author:Amy Sedaris
“A lot of times girls think they're funny, but they want to pretty at the same time, and if you want to be funny, you have to be willing to get ugly.” IfsThinkingWantGirlWillingUgly Author:Amy Sedaris
“I always knew I didn't want kids, and I didn't want to get married.” WantKidsMarried Author:Amy Sedaris
“I want witchcraft so bad that I can't stand it. I have wands in my apartment. And I use them sometimes. I walk into the kitchen with my wand, and I come out with something on a platter and I say, 'See, magic happens.' Works every time.” WantI CanSometimesUseHappensWalksMagicKitchenApartmentWitchcraftWands Author:Amy Sedaris
“We're all used to seeing pretty people. I want to see real people.” PeopleWantRealUsedSeeingPretty People Author:Amy Sedaris
“I like to play unattractive people who think they're pretty. You can do what you want, but I prefer to look interesting.” PeopleThinkingWantLooksPlayCan DoInterestingWhat You WantUnattractive Author:Amy Sedaris
“If I'm creating something for myself, then I want to have fun.” IfsWantFunCreatingHaving FunCreating Something Author:Amy Sedaris
