“I was a weird kid because I liked to be alone, but I craved attention. It was important for me to be cool, but I couldn't keep my mouth shut. So I was either talking for the sake of talking, or I was curled up with a book somewhere hiding from everyone.” ImportantBookKidsAttentionTalkingMouthsSakeHidingBeing Cool Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I think the reason I became funny was because if I made people laugh, they would let me keep talking.” PeopleIfsThinkingMadeReasonTalkingLaughingLet MeKeep Talking Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I try to write three jokes every morning, although I don't know what they are. I write them as fast as I can, then I put them away for a month. So I couldn't even tell you what they are, or if they're good. I just assume they weren't.” IfsKnowsWritingTryingI CanThreeMorningMonthsJokesAssumingEvery Morning Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“If your house is on fire and you can only escape with your life and one thing, what one thing would you take out of your house? I got to think my laptop is the one thing that is totally irreplaceable. Either that or my son. Laptop. I'll go laptop.” IfsThinkingHouseFireOne ThingSonMy SonLaptopsIrreplaceable Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“It was only when I started making short films in college and I was looking for girls to play the me-ish parts that I thought, Well, maybe I'm just going to try doing this myself before somebody else comes in and handles it. For a long time my acting was just a marriage of convenience between me and these characters that I was writing.” WritingTryingWellsLongPlayCharacterFilmGirlActingCollegeLong TimeHandleConvenienceShort FilmsLooking For A Girl Author:Lena Dunham
“I went to schools that were small enough that basically everyone was in a play. I played a bouncing ball in a production of Alice in Wonderland and a fat man in an Italian commedia dell'arte play. I was given some small chances.” MenEnoughPlaySchoolGivenChanceBallsProductionsFatsItalianWonderlandFat ManDellBouncing Ball Author:Lena Dunham
“I wanted to be a poet. I had a really romantic idea about what that would mean. My parents knew some poets, and I liked how they dressed and acted, but I didn't really acknowledge that I only liked reading some bits of poetry while I was peeing or something.” MeanIdeasWantedReadingBitsParentPoetAcknowledgeReally Romantic Author:Lena Dunham
“I started writing plays, but the fact that plays don't last forever was too much for me to bear.” WritingPlayFactsLastsForeverToo MuchBears Author:Lena Dunham
“I'd always loved movies, but it wasn't some sort of desperate love of celluloid. It was literally like, "I want to write things, and I want people to see them more."” PeopleWantWritingDesperateCelluloidDesperate Love Author:Lena Dunham
“We heard the sad news today And had to send this card to say Our thoughts and prayers go out to you There's not lot a lot that we can do But if you need just anything Pick up the phone, give us a ring Even though we're far apart We're with you in spirit and in heart And hope that you will find, at length The love of family will give you strength.” IfsNeedsGivingHeartTodaySpiritCan DoPrayerHeardNewsPicksPhonesRingsCardsLengthSympathyOur ThoughtsFamily LoveThoughts And PrayersOur Thoughts And Prayers Author:Margaret Jones