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. Ellie Kemper Read Quote
In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them. Ellie Kemper Read Quote
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. Ellie Kemper Read Quote
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. Ellie Kemper Read Quote
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. Ellie Kemper Read Quote
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. Ellie Kemper Read Quote
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. Ellie Kemper Read Quote
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. Ellie Kemper Read Quote
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. Ellie Kemper Read Quote
