Onstage was where I felt the most confident and in control and free, and as I’ve gotten older, it’s gotten more and more daunting. And I think that’s also part of my desire to keep confronting that and pushing through to find that childlike or youthful ignorance against fear and keep at it. Ari Graynor Read Quote
It took me a solid four or five years to feel really comfortable in front of the camera. Ari Graynor Read Quote
There are a lot of female characters out there that, when they fall on hard times, they sort of stew in their fears and negativities and vulnerabilities. And there’s something that’s really truthful about that – when I’ve gone through hard times or breakups, I’ve spent a lot of time on my couch overeating and crying with friends, that’s true. Ari Graynor Read Quote
I played a lot of dress-up in my room. I really liked being alone. I had a lot of friends, but I had an only-child, live-in-my-head personality. Ari Graynor Read Quote
There’s pressure to come up with something genius every time. I feel like I keep letting myself down with my Twitter posts. I have to start keeping a journal of rough drafts of prophetic ideas about the world. Ari Graynor Read Quote
At 21, my career took a comedic turn when I was cast in a new Broadway play called ‘Brooklyn Boy,’ by Donald Margulies, which was equal parts funny and sad. I realized that the more seriously I expressed my character’s feelings, the funnier the scene became. Ari Graynor Read Quote
My deepest fear about doing TV, especially about doing a network comedy, was what if it felt too surface-y? What if it felt too jokey? Ari Graynor Read Quote
