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> [I also have learned as an actor, this ties in the principles of improv, sometimes someone gives a piece of instruction and my first reaction is "I don't want to do that." I've always learned that every time I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-also-have-learned-as-an-actor-this-ties-in-the-principles-of-improv/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

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## More by Gillian Jacobs

> [No actor wants to choose - they just want all of the options available to them all the time; we tend to be pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/no-actor-wants-to-choose-they-just-want-all-of-the-options-available/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [I want there to be tons and tons and tons and tons of movies starring women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-want-there-to-be-tons-and-tons-and-tons-and-tons-of-movies-starring/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [I've gotten 'a blond Liv Tyler' a lot but I'd never gotten an 'Elisabeth Shue,' But I was happy to get the compliment. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-ve-gotten-a-blond-liv-tyler-a-lot-but-i-d-never-gotten-an-elisabeth/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [I've definitely run from the cops in the New York City subways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-ve-definitely-run-from-the-cops-in-the-new-york-city-subways/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [Accept your failure, move on, and don't torture yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/accept-your-failure-move-on-and-don-t-torture-yourself/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [My mom wouldn't let me buy clothes she didn't like, so I dressed like a middle-aged woman in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/my-mom-wouldn-t-let-me-buy-clothes-she-didn-t-like-so-i-dressed-like/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [I've been in a lot of indie movies, where we didn't necessarily have permits or permission. I've even run from the cops in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-ve-been-in-a-lot-of-indie-movies-where-we-didn-t-necessarily-have/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [I try to have a very well-rounded group of friends that did a lot of different things and weren't just performers. Because I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-try-to-have-a-very-well-rounded-group-of-friends-that-did-a-lot-of/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [I've always wanted to work with Elizabeth Banks. She's so talented and funny, and she's become this force of nature - directing, producing. Being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-ve-always-wanted-to-work-with-elizabeth-banks-she-s-so-talented-and/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [I used to babysit. And the kids I babysat were huge Hilary Duff fans, and so we used to have dance parties every day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-used-to-babysit-and-the-kids-i-babysat-were-huge-hilary-duff-fans/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [My grandfather can barely even hear, and Chevy Chase makes a face, and he laughs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/my-grandfather-can-barely-even-hear-and-chevy-chase-makes-a-face-and/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [I also have learned as an actor, this ties in the principles of improv, sometimes someone gives a piece of instruction and my first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-also-have-learned-as-an-actor-this-ties-in-the-principles-of-improv/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [A man walking around with an unlit cigar in his mouth is the human equivalent of a dog proudly running around the house with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/a-man-walking-around-with-an-unlit-cigar-in-his-mouth-is-the-human/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [No one in my school liked me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/no-one-in-my-school-liked-me/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

> [I wasn't necessarily looking to do comedy on TV, but I don't think it's an accident that I ended up on 'Community.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-wasn-t-necessarily-looking-to-do-comedy-on-tv-but-i-don-t-think-it/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

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