The hardest thing in the world to depict dramatically is stand-up. Alex Borstein More Quotes by Alex Borstein More Quotes From Alex Borstein If you believe in romance, and if you believe in marriage, you also have to believe in divorce. It's like, with 'Getting On,' a lot of people say, 'I don't want to watch that. It's so dark.' But you can't just want to go to weddings and children's birthday parties. You've got to witness it all. Alex Borstein youmarriagebirthdaychildren I love the freedom of voice-over and the ability to play multiple characters I could never play in real life: a hot young woman, a little boy. Alex Borstein womanfreedomlovelife My dad was raised Orthodox in Atlanta. He speaks Hebrew. He speaks Yiddish. He married a Jewish woman who is not Orthodox, so I was brought up by two different kinds of Jews. Alex Borstein womandaddifferenttwo People who have picture-perfect upbringings and lives tend not to be funny. I don't think they write from a position of pain. Alex Borstein thinkpainfunnypeople Being an outsider helps breed comedy. Alex Borstein breedoutsiderbeingcomedy I grew up with a grandmother from another country and having a different language in my house. That gave me an ear for accents. Alex Borstein melanguagehousecountry Losing my grandmother was one of the hardest things I ever had to go through. Alex Borstein thingsgograndmotherlosing 'Getting On' is just the coolest experience ever, and working with people like Laurie Metcalf, that's the joy. That's what I love about it. Alex Borstein experiencejoylovepeople I still get very uncomfortable and flushed on the street if somebody recognizes me or stops me. I don't know what to say. It's uncomfortable and strange. Alex Borstein streetknowmestrange I don't want pictures of my kids anywhere. I don't tweet pictures of my kids. I don't put them on any social media. I definitely do like to keep some privacy that way. And mostly, it's fear-based; people are crazy. Alex Borstein picturessocial-mediacrazypeople Amy Sherman-Palladino is very funny. She's got just natural timing and comedic instinct. And she writes in a comedic rhythm. Alex Borstein shejusttimingfunny Stand-up's hard. It's one of the hardest things in the world, and it's really lonely. Alex Borstein thingshardlonelyworld I've spent most of my life writing and developing everything that I've wanted to be in - which is why I started writing in the first place. Alex Borstein my-lifeplacewritinglife As an actor, you create your own ideas. Alex Borstein yourownyouideas I'm terrible at learning lines. I'm good at learning lines when I don't have to be word-perfect. Alex Borstein goodlineslearningterrible I've always felt like an outsider as a woman. I've never really felt wholly comfortable in a women's world or woman's things. I've never been conventionally pretty or thin or girly-girl. Never felt dateable. All I've seen on TV has never felt like mine. Alex Borstein womanneverwomenworld
