Esther Povitsky

I'm not a joke writer.

— Esther Povitsky

Most people are lazy.

— Esther Povitsky

I know my place in life.

— Esther Povitsky

Making 'Alone Together' was big.

— Esther Povitsky

I just love Skokie so much.

— Esther Povitsky

It took me a while to care about eyebrows.

— Esther Povitsky

I sound like a very old Polish cabbage farmer. Whatever, I'm hot... for my name.

— Esther Povitsky

I always wanted to act and I always wanted to work in comedy.

— Esther Povitsky

I don't think I've ever made eye contact with a guy and not been obsessed with him.

— Esther Povitsky

I really just love a good day at Old Orchard Mall.

— Esther Povitsky

It wouldn't fit me to do a special in front of thousands of people.

— Esther Povitsky

I think what scares me is feeling unprepared.

— Esther Povitsky

I've always been pretty open, to be honest. I'm not shy, I'm not embarrassed.

— Esther Povitsky

I'm used to doing standup comedy where it's just me and a microphone and what I say goes.

— Esther Povitsky

I have the saddest pregnancy cravings. It's just a sad, formal shrimp meal that I didn't even really enjoy that much.

— Esther Povitsky

The biggest lesson in life and skin care is that not everything is going to work for everyone.

— Esther Povitsky

It's not like I walked into town and someone handed me - a half-Jewish, 5-foot-1 girl from Skokie - a TV show.…

— Esther Povitsky

I was so bad at auditioning for five years. It really is its own skill and I don't think everyone tells you…

— Esther Povitsky

We haven't been calling it beauty sleep for the past hundreds of years for no reason.

— Esther Povitsky

I don't know much, but I'm a Pisces and everyone says that adds up for me. I don't know if I agree…

— Esther Povitsky

Sit down, hold your back up, close your eyes and think about nothing' - that's not on the table for me.

— Esther Povitsky

I'm not really political in my comedy, and I'm not looking to have the best joke about Trump or the best joke…

— Esther Povitsky

I like to say that I wasn't raised, I was watched. Like, I was kept safe, but nobody interacted with me. I…

— Esther Povitsky

There's just those people in this business that we all love because we grew up watching them in film and TV and…

— Esther Povitsky

I think the pandemic changed everyone for the better - I mean, not everyone, but we all felt so excited to reunite.…

— Esther Povitsky

As far as having a breakthrough moment, I really don't think that way. If you think you're going to break out or…

— Esther Povitsky

I ended up leaving Chicago because I ultimately felt like I couldn't successfully have a career there because my family was there.…

— Esther Povitsky

When you're starting on a series, the most important thing in the first episode, or even the first scene, is to very…

— Esther Povitsky

I watched both of my parents lose their jobs. I was like, 'Why am I paying all this money to be in…

— Esther Povitsky

I always thought I was going to be a professional dancer.

— Esther Povitsky

I want people to feel like it's OK to be themselves.

— Esther Povitsky

When I go on stage, all I have is the ability to talk about myself.

— Esther Povitsky

I grew up with an older sister who was too cool for me, so I definitely have it built in that I…

— Esther Povitsky

I love experimenting with different mineral sunscreens. I'm always searching for great mineral sunscreens that don't leave your face with a white…

— Esther Povitsky

Standup was so many men, and so many older men, and that was my peer group for a few years... which just…

— Esther Povitsky

To me, it's always been a funny experience for people to know me and then meet my parents.

— Esther Povitsky

I just try to always stay true to what's honest to me, what's real to me - but within reason.

— Esther Povitsky

By the time Glossier launched Boy Brow - a seismic moment on par only with Madonna kissing Britney - the pendulum had…

— Esther Povitsky

I can't quite give standup all the time and attention that I did early on that I'm so grateful for. But back…

— Esther Povitsky

My mom is originally from Minnesota and pursuing a creative career wasn't very normal to her, so I think while I knew…

— Esther Povitsky