Author Profile
Iliza Shlesinger
1983 • American • Comedian
62
Total Quotes
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Showing 62 quotesI didn't get an agent until after 'Last Comic Standing' - of course, getting on a show like that will get you attention.— Iliza Shlesinger
It's never occurred to me - and I don't know what right mixture of upbringing this was - that my opinion wasn't as important as the alpha males or that I shouldn't try or that I wasn't the funniest one in the room.— Iliza Shlesinger
Sounds are something that I always emulate - I'll walk around, and if a coffee pot goes off or a phone rings, I'll often mimic the sound. To me, everything's got a voice.— Iliza Shlesinger
What I have found that my comedy is doing - and what really drives me - is to sort of bring women together through pointing out why we act so crazy.— Iliza Shlesinger
Unfortunately, we don't live in a society where you can say whatever you want, and there will be no repercussions. Pick and choose your battles. I think that's the key.— Iliza Shlesinger
I want girls to know that whatever you're feeling, I'm feeling too. All the things that you think make you crazy, it's OK to feel that way, and I'm gonna tell you why we feel that way.— Iliza Shlesinger
When you can analyze situations and figure out what's best for you, based on you and not some preconceived notion of what society expects, then nothing is a threat.— Iliza Shlesinger
I get my strength from wanting to teach other women that everything about you is OK, and you shouldn't take any crap from anyone.— Iliza Shlesinger
There was a sketch group at Emerson, and if you could believe it, we were the cool kids. That's how Emerson rolls. I was a film major, but I spent most of my time doing that.— Iliza Shlesinger
The women who are pool waitresses are another worldly species. They're half-desert lizards. They never have sunburns.— Iliza Shlesinger