To be labeled pathetic because you enjoy the company of a loving creature who is always down to hang out, sleep, and eat with you is unfair. Iliza Shlesinger Read Quote
Women are often scrutinized when they have pets that men wouldn’t have. We are immediately faulted for having the wrong kind of pet rather than anyone first think, ‘Wow, she rescued an animal that would have been otherwise killed and gave them a great home – how sweet!’ Iliza Shlesinger Read Quote
I think more than anything, as a comedian, I grow tired of the unoriginality of ‘crazy cat lady’ jokes. It’s a hacky joke based on an already-played-out stereotype. Iliza Shlesinger Read Quote
Most women have jobs that require them to leave the house. A cat is actually a perfect pet. You get the love and companionship of a creature covered in fur, and you don’t have to take it for a walk, and it can feed itself. Less maintenance. Surely any man can appreciate the practicality of this choice. Iliza Shlesinger Read Quote
I’ve been entertaining men with my comedy for many, many years, and I don’t plan on stopping. Iliza Shlesinger Read Quote
I was frustrated in general with the way women are always portrayed. And it’s always through a man’s eyes. Iliza Shlesinger Read Quote
I remember playing a college in Michigan, and they all held up their hand to show me where they live, which made me wonder what weird alien cult I had entered. Iliza Shlesinger Read Quote
There’s nothing ‘flash in the pan’ about my career. It’s been built fan by fan, city by city. Iliza Shlesinger Read Quote
