Most of my stuff hasn’t gone viral. I have been successful on YouTube and I’m very proud of the stuff that I’ve done, but compared to the people who are actual internet stars and making a living off of it, my views are nothing. Rachel Bloom Read Quote
I think people like musicals. And when done with a modern comedic sensibility, musical comedy can be the most efficient delivery of both storytelling and jokes. Rachel Bloom Read Quote
I grew up in Southern California, and I particularly did not fit in. I always felt like a fish out of water in my hometown because everyone was very happy, and I was thinking about death and anxiety, and not many other people around me seemed to be thinking about that. Rachel Bloom Read Quote
Musical theater is an American genre. It started really, in America, as a combination of jazz and operetta; most of the great musical theater writers in the golden era are American. I think that to do a musical is a very American thing to me. Rachel Bloom Read Quote
All I listened to until age 18 growing up was musical theater. I liked the escapism of it. Rachel Bloom Read Quote
You create your own material to try to get it out there because a lot of people are multi-hyphenates, to use the corporate term. You’re creating stuff to be in in order to showcase all your talents. I think the idea of using YouTube and the Internet, you don’t have to wait around for a network to buy your show. Rachel Bloom Read Quote
Fashion has always been a source of stress for me because I don’t know how to dress myself. I’m short-torsoed with big boobs, and I don’t really understand what a belt does. But you get on these shows, and people fit the clothing to you, and suddenly you learn, ‘Oh, I should be wearing petite jackets.’ Rachel Bloom Read Quote
I really admire people who have a natural sense of style. They have a super power. Rachel Bloom Read Quote
I have my own show at 28 and a Golden Globe. So, yes, I face rejection, but I’ve also been very fortunate and understand how fortunate I am. Rachel Bloom Read Quote
The definition of a musical is that the emotion is so strong that you can’t talk anymore, you have to sing. The emotion isn’t strong enough when you’re just like, ‘Let’s take a second to sing about lamps!’ Rachel Bloom Read Quote
