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" I loved 'Freaks and Geeks.' I don't know a better show. "
Ellie Kemper
Know
Better
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" Yes, some women are funny. No, some women aren't funny. It's similar to how some women are tall and, you know, some women are short. "
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" A man's face is not a rich person's lawn; you are wasting resources if you devote that much energy to trimming your beard, sideburns, or mustache just so. Nor is a man's face the woods; there need not be the tangled weeds, shrubbery, and wildlife/eggs benedict that get ensnared in them. "
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" I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing. "
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" I've participated in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon a couple of times, but only in the running portion. "
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" I've never had prejudice against me because of being a woman in comedy, I've never felt any sort of unfairness because of that - but I do think it is naive to think that it doesn't exist. "
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Me
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" If I don't do some sort of exercise in a day, I do get in a terrible mood. That's always been true. "
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Always
Mood
" I look forward to physical activity; it's a release from stress and a nice distraction. It puts me in a better mood. I never used to take classes before, but then I tore my plantar fascia so I couldn't run. I started taking SoulCycle classes, which I know are polarizing. People have strong opinions. Even though I can run again, I still go. "
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Strong
Stress
" I love running. I've been running ever since middle school. In terms of clearing your head and restarting everything, I love running. "
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Everything
Head
" I need to make sure that when I'm running out to the drugstore I'm not wearing a Biore strip or something. Not that I expect anyone to recognize me, but on the off chance they do, I just don't want to embarrass myself. "
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Want
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" It's interesting because with a lot of people who I've met in comedy, it seems not to matter what your background is. In terms of formal schooling - I feel like that's a nineteenth century term - but in terms of where you went to high school or college, or wherever, all that really is irrelevant, I have found, in comedy. "
Ellie Kemper
School
College
High School
" I wrote comedy sketches in college. "
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College
Wrote
Comedy
" Growing up, I had one very specific idea of what a wedding should be, and that was the wedding of Fraulein Maria and Captain von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music.' "
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Wedding
Music
Growing Up
" If you're going to plan a wedding, then a certain amount of suffering is not a choice. "
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You
Wedding
Suffering
" What's shocking to me is seeing people walking around with green juices in their hand when the weather's bad in New York. I couldn't think of anything more awful to have when it's sleeting outside. Like, 'Oh, I'm craving some liquified kale right now.' "
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New York
Think
People
" I am fully anticipating that something - perhaps many things - will not go according to plan on our actual wedding day. If some of the flowers are wilted, or there aren't enough vegetarian meals, or the priest calls me the wrong name, I will embrace these errors. "
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Day
I Am
Flowers
" I guess it's easier to think badly and then be pleasantly surprised. "
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Then
Guess
Easier
" I joined an improv comedy group. Ours was named 'Quick Fire!' with an exclamation point. It was when I auditioned for that team and got on it and felt like... I'll just say I felt like I was good at it. "
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Group
Team
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" I think, regardless of gender, women and men need to be brave, take chances with their work, and be open to feedback. But I do think 'politeness' is an issue that can hinder your work if you aren't careful. Kindness is important, but being overly polite - thinking you can't disagree with someone about your own work - be careful about that. "
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" In the back of my head, I always thought it would be great to become an actress on a sitcom. "
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" I have found I'm leaning toward more vibrant colors because I'm so happy in them. "
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More
" Los Angeles survives on that which is unpredictable. The unexpected courses through its very veins. "
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Unpredictable
Unexpected
" 'Kimmy' first and foremost is a show about a woman overcoming the odds. I think that they write the show in a way that you're not beaten over the head with it, but showing and not telling. I think that's really powerful. "
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" In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them. "
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People
" There are some extremely acceptable male comedians out there: Joel Osteen, Abraham Lincoln, the man who played Phil Spector in HBO's 'Phil Spector.' But even those guys, while insightful and amusing, aren't exactly funny. "
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Comedians
" I have given myself dork shivers so many times that I would be an outright liar if I characterized myself as anything other than a pure, utter, and unadulterated dork. "
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Myself
Anything
" New York is like the weirdest city in the United States, in a great way, and Los Angeles is probably more similar to most of America. "
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New York
" I think New Yorkers are some of the friendliest people in the world, but it just comes out in a different way. In a way where they're swearing at you. "
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" I love, love, love, love, love, love Naeem Khan. Every dress he makes looks like it belongs in a museum. You put it on, and you feel like royalty. "
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" It took two months from the day my fiance proposed to my first Google search for 'wedding planning: how?' Now, let me interrupt myself here and share how much I hate using the word 'fiance.' It's so fancy, and it's hard not to sound like a jerk saying it. Which is why I will be using my own word for fiance: gloob. "
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