“When I would get close on a part but wouldn't get it, I would be like, "They made a mistake," which is not how I think about things now. I both admire it and I'm grateful for the modicum of health, knowledge, and humility that I have acquired over the last 10 or 15 years.” ThinkingYearsMadeWould BeLastsMistakeHumilityGratefulAdmireMade A Mistake Author:Zoe Kazan
“I've never stolen anything. Well, that's not entirely true. I once accidentally took a gift card from a store in a mall. I was carrying it around to show my mom because I thought it was funny, and I forgot to show it to her and left the store carrying it. I had a complete nervous breakdown, like, 20 minutes later and went back to the store in tears. So that's where I stand in terms of my ability to steal something.” WellsShowsLeftTermAbilityMinutesTearsMomMy MomStoresStealingCardsNervousStolenBreakdownMallsNervous Breakdown Author:Zoe Kazan
“I've worked with a lot of really famous people. It stops being weird really quickly. For me, at least.” PeopleBeing Weird Author:Zoe Kazan
“A crash is when your competitor's program dies. When your program dies, it is an 'idiosyncrasy'.” DiesProgramCrashCompetitorsIdiosyncrasies Book:The Macintosh Way Source: The Macintosh Way
“I grew up with my grandfather [Elia Kazan] being famous in a way that's not like Beyoncé, but famous in a relative way. It made me feel weird about the way that we treat people that are famous, and it made me feel weird about fame in general.” PeopleWayFeelsMadeGrewFameGrew UpTreatsRelativeGrandfatherMy GrandfatherBeing Famous Author:Zoe Kazan
“I don't feel like I have a super straightforward relationship with the idea of fame. It makes me sort of level things out in my own brain almost immediately when I meet someone.” FeelsIdeasMy OwnLevelsBrainFameStraightforward Author:Zoe Kazan
“I guess I always like being asked questions about influence or inspiration, like, "What are you reading? Who are your heroes? Is there any one person you want to shout out to now?" I really love paying it forward with love and attention, because that's what I like to read.” WantPersonsInspirationReadingAttentionInfluenceHeroShout OutPay It Forward Author:Zoe Kazan
“I personally would rather be a partygoer than a party-thrower.” PartyThrowers Author:Emily Henderson
“I set up stations, buy a big vat of chili, and then guests do what they want to do - and I still get to party.” WantStillsBigsPartyStationsGuestsChiliVat Author:Emily Henderson
