I feel like there is a lot of inherent humor in the stress and insanity surrounding that process.
TINA FEYThere are a couple of things I want to impart to ladies who want to be in comedy: One, you don’t have to be weird or be quirky to get your job done. And two, comedy skill is not sexually transmittable.
More Tina Fey Quotes
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For my first show at ‘SNL’, I wrote a Bill Clinton sketch, and during our read-through, it wasn’t getting any laughs.
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MAKE STATEMENTS also applies to us women: Speak in statements instead of apologetic questions. No one wants to go to a doctor who says, “I’m going to be your surgeon? I’m here to talk to you about your procedure?
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Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.
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You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, ‘this is impossible – oh,this is impossible’. And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.
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In my experience, the hardest thing about having someone “come out” to you is the “pretending to be surprised” part.
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If you want to be a screenwriter, take an acting class to get a sense of what you’re asking actors to do. Learning other skills will help you communicate with people and respect what they do.
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When a man plays a woman in a dress, you’re halfway there. It’s inherently funny. When a woman plays a man, for whatever reason, it’s not that instant kind of funny.
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Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.
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Every kid has something they’re good at, that you hope they find and gravitate toward.
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An interim government was set up in Afghanistan. It included two women, one of whom was Minister of Women’s Affairs. Man, who’d she have to show here ankles to to get that job?
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I am constantly amazed by Tina Fey. And I am Tina Fey.
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If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important Rule of Beauty. “Who cares?”
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Ah, babies! They’re more than just adorable little creatures on whom you can blame your farts.
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My work is my work. I take my work seriously but I don’t take myself too seriously.
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I hire people that are good, and aren’t crazy. Or assholes. Because that takes up too much time. There are just as many good people who are not crazy.
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