--- title: "8 Daily Quotes By Jessica Williams" description: "8 Daily quotes by Jessica Williams. Plus more from Jessica Williams and more Daily sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/jessica-williams-4621_beautiful_the-daily-show-was-like-my-family-we-had_139408.jpg" --- > ['The Daily Show' was like my family. We had dogs in the office every day, all day. It was just such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/the-daily-show-was-like-my-family-we-had-dogs-in-the-office-every-day/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/jessica-williams-4621_beautiful_the-daily-show-was-like-my-family-we-had_139408.jpg) > [I wanted to do screenwriting. That's what I went to school for, but my major was overfilled, and when I got 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-wanted-to-do-screenwriting-that-s-what-i-went-to-school-for-but-my/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/jessica-williams-4621_daily_i-wanted-to-do-screenwriting-that-s-what_197007.jpg) > [I started 'The Daily Show' when I was 22. I was going to class at Long Beach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-started-the-daily-show-when-i-was-22-i-was-going-to-class-at-long/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ea/jessica-williams-4621_beach_i-started-the-daily-show-when-i-was-22-i_638282.jpg) > [I'm a tomboy, but I really love doing my makeup - I find it relaxing and grounding. With 'The Daily Show,' it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-m-a-tomboy-but-i-really-love-doing-my-makeup-i-find-it-relaxing-and/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ba/jessica-williams-4621_beauty_i-m-a-tomboy-but-i-really-love-doing-my_1070864.jpg) > [I'm six feet tall. No one realizes that because on 'The Daily Show' I'm usually sitting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-m-six-feet-tall-no-one-realizes-that-because-on-the-daily-show-i-m/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d7/jessica-williams-4621_because_i-m-six-feet-tall-no-one-realizes-that-b_1132541.jpg) > [I thought I was going to be hired as a contributor, but 'The Daily Show' was like, 'Nah, it's an election year,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-thought-i-was-going-to-be-hired-as-a-contributor-but-the-daily-show/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/jessica-williams-4621_come_i-thought-i-was-going-to-be-hired-as-a-c_2105300.jpg) > [Allison Jones, a big casting director out there, was like, 'They're casting 'The Daily Show' right now - you should submit a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/allison-jones-a-big-casting-director-out-there-was-like-they-re/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/jessica-williams-4621_casting_allison-jones-a-big-casting-director-out_2303302.jpg) > ['The Daily Show' was amazing because I learned so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/the-daily-show-was-amazing-because-i-learned-so-much/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/jessica-williams-4621_amazing_the-daily-show-was-amazing-because-i-lea_2676308.jpg) ## Other authors on Daily ## More by Jessica Williams > [When I talk about feminism, sometimes I feel like being a black woman is cast aside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/when-i-talk-about-feminism-sometimes-i-feel-like-being-a-black-woman/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [Race affects everything that I do, and everything that I create speaks to intersectionality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/race-affects-everything-that-i-do-and-everything-that-i-create-speaks/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [Sometimes, you feel like, 'Am I going to be upset about this as a black person or as a woman first? Or am I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/sometimes-you-feel-like-am-i-going-to-be-upset-about-this-as-a-black/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [Some days I'll be like, 'I didn't do anything great today,' and I'll be bummed. And some days I'll wake up, and I'm like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/some-days-i-ll-be-like-i-didn-t-do-anything-great-today-and-i-ll-be/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > ['The Daily Show' was like my family. We had dogs in the office every day, all day. It was just such a warm, beautiful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/the-daily-show-was-like-my-family-we-had-dogs-in-the-office-every-day/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [I don't really like conflict at all, and I really find conflict pretty devastating. I try to avoid it at all costs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-don-t-really-like-conflict-at-all-and-i-really-find-conflict-pretty/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [I'm a young correspondent, so sometimes I'm just young. Sometimes I'm just straightforward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-m-a-young-correspondent-so-sometimes-i-m-just-young-sometimes-i-m/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [I really like when different stories are represented, it's not just the same kind of person, and when there's humor in it, and there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-really-like-when-different-stories-are-represented-it-s-not-just/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [I wanted to do screenwriting. That's what I went to school for, but my major was overfilled, and when I got 'The Daily Show',…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-wanted-to-do-screenwriting-that-s-what-i-went-to-school-for-but-my/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [There's such an adrenaline rush for me on stage and having all these people look at you. There's an adrenaline rush from not having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/there-s-such-an-adrenaline-rush-for-me-on-stage-and-having-all-these/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [The stories I want to tell are when we're our own heroes and our own enemies, and I don't think that's a rude thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/the-stories-i-want-to-tell-are-when-we-re-our-own-heroes-and-our-own/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [I first fell in love with comedy when I'd visit my granny as a kid. Trips to her house meant staying up late drinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-first-fell-in-love-with-comedy-when-i-d-visit-my-granny-as-a-kid/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [As far as diversity's concerned, there's me, there's Al Madrigal, there's Aasif Mandvi. But I'm not walking around feeling black all the time. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/as-far-as-diversity-s-concerned-there-s-me-there-s-al-madrigal-there/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [When I wake up in night sweats, that's what I'm thinking about: what if someone grabs me from my past and says, 'I heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/when-i-wake-up-in-night-sweats-that-s-what-i-m-thinking-about-what-if/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) > [I grew up hearing, 'You're pretty for a black girl,' 'You speak well for a black girl...' I was really bookish. I was reading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-williams/i-grew-up-hearing-you-re-pretty-for-a-black-girl-you-speak-well-for-a/) [Jessica Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-williams/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily/jessica-williams/#itemlist", "name": "8 Daily Quotes By Jessica Williams", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "'The Daily Show' was like my family. We had dogs in the office every day, all day. It was just such a warm, beautiful, sweet experience for me. 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