I am very up front about about my inability to pronounce things c... by Gillian Jacobs

I am very up front about about my inability to pronounce things correctly.

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I'd say I've gone to grad school for comedy being on "Community." by Gillian Jacobs

I'd say I've gone to grad school for comedy being on "Community."

community gone school

I've had weird, weird acting jobs. Low-budget filmmaking where you find yourself in really bizarre places.

finding-yourself acting jobs

I have a lot of good stories for talk shows about the conditions... by Gillian Jacobs

I have a lot of good stories for talk shows about the conditions in which I worked.

good-story shows stories

You've got to get as literal as you can get to convince people so... by Gillian Jacobs

You've got to get as literal as you can get to convince people sometimes that you can do something.

convince sometimes people

It's really nice when life comes full circle and you get to work with people four years down the line.

circles nice years

I've gotten super into restaurants in L.A., so I try to go to different restaurants all the time that's a good way to explore L.A.: you can drive to a restaurant and discover a new neighborhood.

different trying way

An analogy is like a thought with another thought's hat on by Gillian Jacobs

An analogy is like a thought with another thought's hat on

I keep reminding myself, through all the ups and downs of 'Community,' that I might never have another job that really means something to people, the way 'Community' means something to people. [...] That's more powerful than ratings.

powerful jobs mean

I first came to LA auditioning during pilot season. I didn't really know anyone. The only people I'd meet were the girls I was up against at auditions. It wasn't the friendliest bunch.

pilots girl people

You're always looking to have a unique experience as an actor, and definitely, being punched by a puppet ranks as a singular experience in my career.

actors careers unique

I never pursued anything but acting. But as a kid, I was really interested in the Supreme Court. I wanted to to be a Supreme Court justice, but didn't want to be a lawyer. I just wanted to go straight to being a justice.

acting justice kids

I had kissed a girl in the second season of 'Community,' but that was my first time kissing a girl ever, and I was so nervous, I almost knocked Brit Marling's teeth out.

kissing community girl

I try to not go over things from the past. Learn your lessons and... by Gillian Jacobs

I try to not go over things from the past. Learn your lessons and then let it go.

let-it-go trying past

I'm really excited that 'The Other Woman' did so well at the box office, and I hope that will keep encouraging people to make movies about women, starring women, about female friendships. More. Please.

female office people

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 around her is kind of inspiring.

forces-of-nature force kind

Inspiration strikes at very funny times. by Gillian Jacobs

Inspiration strikes at very funny times.

strikes inspiration

Bitterness doesn't serve you any good. And it really tells you more about how you feel about yourself than anything you feel about your friends.

bitterness about-yourself how-you-feel

I think, you know, when you're an actor who's had periods of unemployment, it makes you feel really good to have a job - to say that you're expected somewhere, do you know what I mean?

jobs mean thinking

I think 'Glee' was a freshman comedy, and I think whenever it's your debut season, you get compared a lot to the other shows, regardless if there's any sort of overlap in content or tone or anything, just because you came out in the same year.

glee years thinking

You know it's a good show when you involve fire and dolls and uni... by Gillian Jacobs

You know it's a good show when you involve fire and dolls and unitards.

dolls fire shows