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" I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing. "
Ellie Kemper
Performing
Writing
Think
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" 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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" If you're tired, you shouldn't make yourself exercise. Take a nap instead. It's about getting an appropriate amount of work and rest. I get very crabby if I'm not well-rested. "
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" I guess it's easier to think badly and then be pleasantly surprised. "
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Guess
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" My painting teacher in high school used to say, 'I can't paint like I want to, but through practice I'll get better.' But I don't think that's true. I think sometimes you just can't paint. "
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Practice
You
" 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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" Men, who certainly possess not only the savvy but also the know-how to be funny, for some reason, are just not. I began to notice this at a pretty young age, and unfortunately, a lifetime of living - and not a little bit of regret - hasn't done much to convince me otherwise. "
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Regret
Men
" 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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Team
Say
" In the back of my head, I always thought it would be great to become an actress on a sitcom. "
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Thought
Head
" I always have ice cream in the house. I have a bowl of it, and then a bit more. One of the greatest pleasures in my life is going back and getting a second half-bowl. The first bowl is just the prelude. "
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House
Ice Cream
My Life
" I can't do impressions. "
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Impressions
" 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 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
" 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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School
Everything
Head
" Most New Yorkers want to look amazing, and they want you to understand that they look amazing, but they also want you to stop staring at them. "
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" '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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Overcoming
You
" 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
" 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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Feel
" I want to be a morning-talk-show host. I love Kelly Ripa's job. She gets to live in New York and has this amazing job hosting a talk show. "
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" If I'm alone, I tend to cook for myself. I do a pretty good job of preparing healthful foods. My go-to is everything in a bowl like quinoa, avocado. Later in the day, scrambled eggs. I'm not a gourmet chef. I cook in bulk very well. "
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" Los Angeles survives on that which is unpredictable. The unexpected courses through its very veins. "
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Los Angeles
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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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" The weekend after 'Kimmy' started streaming on Netflix, I did notice a definite difference in people on the street recognizing you. I think that's such a strange thing to happen. It's like, you asked for it, you went and put yourself in the public eye, so don't be surprised people recognize you, but that part can be strange. "
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Eye
Weekend
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" I'm not on social media because I feel like that would be just such another level of responsibility that I don't feel up to. It's not uncommon now to have personal and public intertwined, and I don't know how people are able to manage that. I don't know where you go when you want to be alone if everything is out there. "
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You
Responsibility
Alone
" I love coffee, but I have to make sure I don't have more than one cup a day because I'm already a little hyper. "
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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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" If you're going to plan a wedding, then a certain amount of suffering is not a choice. "
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" When you start feeling the baby kick, you realize there's a person inside, and that pregnancy is very different from having a person you're responsible for for the rest of your life. I don't know what I'm doing, but then I have to remind myself no parent does, right? "
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" 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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" I like healthful foods, but I'm from the Midwest, so I like food that's been around longer. "
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