I'm kind of emotionally dyslexic, and when I feel vulnerable or nervous, I laugh. Whitney Cummings More Quotes by Whitney Cummings More Quotes From Whitney Cummings For me, my body image struggle started very young. All that I heard from my mother, my aunts, and my mom's friends was, 'I gotta lose five pounds.' At 5 years old, I learned a size 2 is not thin enough. It was, 'Don't eat carbs! Don't eat sugar! Drink Diet Coke! You always diet!' So that was engrained in my brain at a very early age. Whitney Cummings meyouagemother I wrote a 'Lenny Letter' on a whim, and it felt indulgent, but people came up to me with tears in their eyes saying, 'Thank you.' There's so much shame about mental illness in our country and so many stereotypes about women being 'crazy' or 'psycho.' Whitney Cummings eyesmeyouwomen After school, I'd wait for someone to pick me up and no one would, so I'd be like, 'I guess I'll walk home.' I had to be a hustler, because nobody did anything for me. Whitney Cummings walkmehomeschool We're socially constructed to hide our flaws, and that breeds pain for a lot of people. Whitney Cummings hideflawspainpeople Comedians are obsessed with justice and the truth. Whitney Cummings comediansobsessedtruthjustice I wasn't one of those kids who stole Richard Pryor records. I wasn't a comedy-nerd kid. I had no concept of stand-up. Actually, the only inkling of stand-up I had was I read one of Paul Reiser's books when I was, like, 12. I found it at a yard sale, and I carried it around with me for six years. Whitney Cummings onlykidlikeme I'd love to be Katherine Heigl's best friend in a movie! Whitney Cummings friendbestbest-friendlove The most dangerous place I've ever performed standup is in my home state of California. Whitney Cummings placedangerouscaliforniahome Being known doesn't get you anywhere; it just makes the bar and the expectations higher, especially if the venue wants to charge a certain ticket price because you're known. So people are like, 'I paid $60 to see you, and you're on TV'. Whitney Cummings seeyouexpectationspeople I've been making fun of Donald Trump - we all have - for 10 years, and just bringing up his name... I mean, even if you're supportive of Donald Trump, there's still a lot to make fun of. Whitney Cummings donald-trumpnameyoufun In my business, you have so many things going at once - TV shows, projects, movies - and sometimes, things never actually come to fruition. Whitney Cummings moviesyoubusinesssometimes I feel really trapped as a comedian - someone who is supposed to be funny and light, making jokes all the time. But I'm actually in this inauthentic armor. Whitney Cummings feellighttimefunny Stand-up. It's the only place I'm comfortable. Whitney Cummings onlyplacecomfortable
