It feels like we wrapped a long time ago, which is why I'm so excited for these episodes to come out in January, because I feel like I haven't seen them yet, it almost feels like a lifetime ago that we finished, so I feel comforted it's going to be back in the world.

Ellie Kemper

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When I laugh hard, sometimes I wet my pants, but I'm always relieved because that means I'm having a good time.

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New York is like the weirdest city in the United States, in a great way, and Los Angeles is probably more similar to most of America.

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One nice thing that I have discovered about Los Angeles is the en... by Ellie Kemper

One nice thing that I have discovered about Los Angeles is the enthusiasm with which people dress.

nice dresses people

I once heard an exec say, "If you don't ask for it, we can't give it to you." We can't go through our lives just being grateful for everything.

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Growing up, I had one very specific idea of what a wedding should be, and that was the wedding of Fraulein Maria and Captain von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music.'

growing-up sound ideas

I need to make sure that when I'm running out to the drugstore I'm not wearing a Biore strip or something. Not that I expect anyone to recognize me, but on the off chance they do, I just don't want to embarrass myself.

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I've never had prejudice against me because of being a woman in comedy, I've never felt any sort of unfairness because of that - but I do think it is naive to think that it doesn't exist.

comedy prejudice thinking

My painting teacher in high school used to say, 'I can't paint like I want to, but through practice I'll get better.' But I don't think that's true. I think sometimes you just can't paint.

teacher school thinking

I think weather affects my mood a lot more than I thought, and I... by Ellie Kemper

I think weather affects my mood a lot more than I thought, and I like to be in bad moods sometimes.

bad-mood weather thinking

I ended up majoring in English, which I'm not particularly fluent... by Ellie Kemper

I ended up majoring in English, which I'm not particularly fluent in.

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Most New Yorkers want to look amazing, and they want you to understand that they look amazing, but they also want you to stop staring at them.

staring want looks

Los Angeles survives on that which is unpredictable. The unexpect... by Ellie Kemper

Los Angeles survives on that which is unpredictable. The unexpected courses through its very veins.

veins los-angeles unexpected

I guess it's easier to think badly and then be pleasantly surpris... by Ellie Kemper

I guess it's easier to think badly and then be pleasantly surprised.

easier thinking

I loved 'Freaks and Geeks.' I don't know a better show. by Ellie Kemper

I loved 'Freaks and Geeks.' I don't know a better show.

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I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing. by Ellie Kemper

I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing.

pleasure writing thinking

I want to be a morning-talk-show host. I love Kelly Ripa's job. She gets to live in New York and has this amazing job hosting a talk show.

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I wrote comedy sketches in college. by Ellie Kemper

I wrote comedy sketches in college.

comedy college

If you're going to plan a wedding, then a certain amount of suffe... by Ellie Kemper

If you're going to plan a wedding, then a certain amount of suffering is not a choice.

certain choices suffering

Improv is mostly what I've studied. by Ellie Kemper

Improv is mostly what I've studied.

In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them.

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