Stand-up comedy is still a very male-dominated world. You look at a set list and maybe there's one woman on there. — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
I don't think there's anything more scary than being forced into doing stand-up comedy. — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
I prefer situational or character-based humor to gross-out gags and comedic set pieces. — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
The real heart of comedy is uncovering a truth about yourself or about the world that you didn't see. — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
Comedy is funny when it comes from truth, and that's always the rule of them. It's about how far you can push… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
I don't have to fear that if I do more comedy I'm not going to get to do everything I want. I'll… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
A lot of entertainment, and especially in a half-hour format, can be all jokes, all the time. And some of those jokes… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
I think the world of comedy is a relatively small community, and especially for women in comedy, there just aren't that many… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
If I'm gonna stay in this world of comedy, then it has to be a really special character to me in a… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
As an actor, when you're doing comedies, you're around fantastic, funny people and you hopefully have a really good time doing it. — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
There's a certain truism that you can't be self-conscious in comedy. If I'm in it and if there's a scene that has… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
My deepest fear about doing TV, especially about doing a network comedy, was what if it felt too surface-y? What if it… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
Regardless of what kind of film, the number one rule of comedy is to never take yourself too seriously and then the… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
In stand up every joke is thought about so meticulously, and one word can completely change how the audience responds. You're up… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
I was a precocious only child, and then I went through a fat, awkward stage for several years, so I learned to… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
Working with David Gordon Green, and Jonah Hill, and Michael Cera, and Drew Barrymore, and all of those people - those are… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
I'm not nearly as brave and confident in some of the ways that I think stand-ups are. — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
When you're an actor, people talk a lot about how, at some point, you really have to take control of your career and what… — Ari Graynor Copy Share
Life is hard enough, so when you can get any joy out of it, whether it's something you do on a day-to-day basis, or… — Ari Graynor Copy Share
Not one person has ever sent me a drink because I was Caroline in 'Nick and Norah.' People reference it; people say really nice… — Ari Graynor Copy Share
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… — Ari Graynor Copy Share
I think casting a show is an art form in and of itself. We're all so different - the cast is made up partly… — Ari Graynor Copy Share
Henry Winkler is the most lovable man. He is like everybody's favorite grandfather. — Ari Graynor Copy Share
At 21, my career took a comedic turn when I was cast in a new Broadway play called 'Brooklyn Boy,' by Donald Margulies, which… — Ari Graynor Copy Share
While I appreciate horror movies, I'd love the opportunity to do something transformative, especially because people see me as contemporary. There's a lot to… — Ari Graynor Copy Share
The worst thing you can have as an actor is too big an ego. It just kills creativity. — Ari Graynor Copy Share
When you look at all of the male characters on television and in film, it's not like every one of them are the people… — Ari Graynor Copy Share
I prefer situational or character-based humor to gross-out gags and comedic set pieces. — Ari Graynor Copy Share
Twitter's a lot of work! That's the first thing I would say. There's so much pressure to be funny. — Ari Graynor Copy Share
As I've grown as a person and gotten to know myself more - the question of how someone becomes who they become has gotten… — Ari Graynor Copy Share
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.… — Ari Graynor Copy Share
