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" The two things that hit you when you meet someone are, first, how they're visually put together and then, what they tell you with the tone of their voice - whether or not they're to be taken seriously. "

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" I have this necklace I always wear. I collect pendants from people I love; my best friends and members of my family have all given me one, and I put them on this chain so no matter where I am they're always with me. "

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People

Family

I Am

" I find the female tragedy of insecurity to be hilarious. We get obsessed over issues like the tiny skin tags on our backs or that we're fat. You read one line in a magazine and it sends you into a tailspin. "

" I'm organized, but receipts tend to mess up my system. They're barbarians! So I store them in a notepad. "

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Organized

Mess

" I think of myself as a content creator and, hopefully one day, a content enabler and supporter of others, so that's what my immediate and hopefully future journey is. "

" There are so many projects on my Dream List. I have so many things in the works, just like little ideas or collections of things or things I write or even just a title of something. "

Lake Bell

Things

Dream

" I have a weird obsession with wearing not just fashion sneakers, but actual sneakers that have bounce, because I want to feel like I'm in an active state. "

" There have been times where you do the red carpet in a certain shoe, and you go into the bathroom, you take that shoe off, you put the other shoe on from your purse, and then you walk around for the rest of the night. "

" I think part of what I love about being an actor is getting to take on different worlds and investigate different genres and travel to different lands. "

" I feel very lucky that when I'm burnt out of acting, I take to the pen, and I write something I want to direct. And then, when I'm tired of taking on too much responsibility as a director, I then look for an acting gig. And I've made it very clear that I'm interested in voiceover work. I mean, I'm always looking for voiceover gigs. I love that. "

" I don't really enjoy working in TV, to be completely honest. Even though it's incredibly lucrative, I'm just terrified of not being satiated in a myriad of different ways. "

" Actually, in my own life I think I probably feign neuroses to be more interesting than I am. "

" I did accents and funny voices for the family when I was growing up. "

Lake Bell

Family

Growing Up

" When you write and direct your own film, you basically know exactly what you want. Or you hope to. For the studio, it actually can make life a little easier, because if you have a bunch of questions, they only need to call one person. "

" Anything that is profoundly energy-shifting - like having a child - is fodder for creative thought. So for me, I welcome it and look straight into it as something to learn from. "

" I'm forever writing, forever looking for something to direct or produce, and always on the hunt for a great role. "

" I am somebody who is constantly hungry to nibble on something. "

" I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation. "

" I think the key to a great romcom is to not fight against the genre. The trend more recently has been to apologise or be snarky, so it's an anti-romcom. Just lean in and embrace the fact it's a love story, and it's funny, and it's light. It can still be uber-smart and deal with zeitgeist issues. "

" My dad's a Jew, and my mom's a WASP, so that should pretty much say it all. It was a comically dysfunctional family. "

" I'll be totally honest in that I feel tremendously lucky that I am offered incredible jobs all the time to direct, but the problem that I have just personally is that there are only so many years in my life to dedicate to certain projects. "

" I think the greatest privilege you have as an artist is time to nurture what you want to make; that's super luxurious. For you to rush into something, that doesn't feel fun to me. I'm living life in order to be able to write about it. "

" I consider myself a good layman's cook. Ninety percent of the time, I'm successful with what I set out to make, and I can improvise. Yes, I own a mandoline. Yes, we have a Vitamix. "

" My mother is a beautiful writer. Writing letters back and forth with her was an athletic endeavor, and it became something I really looked forward to. "

" But I'd say 'How to Make It in America' is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure. "

" My fiance likes drawing on napkins, which I save. I'm always scared I'll get caught taking a linen napkin from a restaurant! "

" I love Dr. Hauschka's blue mascara. It's not so blue that it's like, 'What's wrong with you?' It's more like a secret that you're wearing it. "

Lake Bell

You

" Having children is not for everyone, but I think it's a beautiful lesson in it not being all about me anymore. It's a relief, in a way. It's like, this is her story now, and I'm her mom. It's a nice shift. "

" You have to keep hobbies in L.A. Otherwise, it's sad. "

" There are a lot of funny people and a lot of unfunny people. Some of them are women and some of them are dudes. "

" Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me. "

Lake Bell

Experience

Brain