Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist. Sarah Silverman More Quotes by Sarah Silverman More Quotes From Sarah Silverman One of the greatest things my therapist said to me ... and it really blew my mind in the greatest way, he just said, "Look in the mirror less." Sarah Silverman mirrors mind looks I grew up in a house where there were no taboos, so it came originally from a pretty innocent place, where I was shocked at the things that shocked people. Sarah Silverman innocent house people I was sent to sleepover camp since I was 6, and you know, it's a recipe for disaster. Sarah Silverman disaster sleepovers recipes If you decide to do comedy that involves risk, risk means risk, and you can't complain of flesh wounds if you sit down at the table to play. Sarah Silverman risk play mean I think I've been called edgy - but in all honestly, there is a safety in what I do because I'm always the idiot. Sarah Silverman idiot safety thinking You want the actors to disappear into roles and stay under the radar, and that gets harder when someone is known for their actual personality, or who they seem to be. Sarah Silverman roles actors personality I think that whenever a Jew has any kind of notoriety, good or bad, the Jews find it to be good. Sarah Silverman notoriety kind thinking I'm lucky a couple of filmmakers have seen beyond what you're saying. Sarah Silverman filmmaker lucky couple I think Jews tend to hold me in fairly high regard. Sarah Silverman jew hold-me thinking Jews are the most liberal, scrappy, civil-rightsy people there are. Sarah Silverman jew people Sometimes I am screwing around, and sometimes I get way too serious, but I am a pretty sincere person. Sarah Silverman serious sometimes way It's funny how people will think I'm being sarcastic a lot and joking. So I'll say, "I like your dress," and they'll go "(bleep) you!" Or I say something serious and they go, "Oh, yeah, ha-ha." They're strangers. They're people who know me from comedy, but luckily I am on pretty much all the time! Sarah Silverman sarcastic i-like-you thinking I was a bedwetter until I was about 15, and it was humiliating. Sarah Silverman humiliating Comics who grew up surviving their childhood by being able to be the first one to make the joke about their weight or their hairy arms - like me - whatever they're insecure about, whatever they're apologizing for, that becomes their strength. Sarah Silverman insecure childhood weight Comedy is about talking about my own experience, and I'm a woman, and that's my experience, and just because it isn't yours doesn't invalidate it. Sarah Silverman my-own comedy talking Some people say my humor focuses too much on stereotypes. It doesn't. It focuses on facts. Sarah Silverman too-much facts people I think I've been called edgy - but in all honesty, there is a safety in what I do because I'm always the idiot. Unless you're just listening to buzz words and not taking into account the context of the situation, you see I'm always the ignoramus. Sarah Silverman safety honesty thinking I think maybe I became funny because as a kid, I was a Jew in a town of no Jews, and being funny just instinctively came about as a way to put people at ease around me. Sarah Silverman kids people thinking As soon as a women gets to an age where she has opinions and she's vital and she's strong, she's systematically shamed into hiding under a rock. Sarah Silverman rocks feminist strong Mommy is one of the chosen people … and daddy believes that Jesus is magic! Sarah Silverman daddy believe jesus
