When we make the show, we are always talking about how the show is really in between what we make and what the viewer thinks of it. Abbi Jacobson More Quotes by Abbi Jacobson More Quotes From Abbi Jacobson Women right now, we can't make mediocre [stuff]. Men can and do make tons of mediocre stuff, but I feel like women. Abbi Jacobson mediocrestuffmen I used to not be into the fancy ones. I used to eat goo balls all the time. Abbi Jacobson fancyballsused Cereal when high is always a great option. I don't even have cereal for that reason. Abbi Jacobson cerealreason I think being compassionate of each other's lives and issues is nonnegotiable when it comes to friendships. We're all going through different stages and issues, and as I get older, I'm trying to lean into that. Abbi Jacobson differenttryingthinking Every show that comes out that's female driven is compared to the last female-driven show, as if it's taking over. Abbi Jacobson drivenfemalelasts I think that Ruth Bader Ginsburg needs, like, a pump-up. And I think Jock Jams is a classic pump-up. Like before she starts working, she needs that. Abbi Jacobson classicthinking Comedy can simultaneously allow you to dive headfirst into the world's pain and escape it. Abbi Jacobson comedypain I definitely relate so much to a lot of women in comedy, but I don't love segregating the genders. I'm just as influenced by male comedians as I am female comedians. Abbi Jacobson i-amwomencomedylove I didn't go to school for illustration. I did larger pieces, mostly drawings and paintings, and minored in video, but when I moved to N.Y.C., I didn't have a studio space anymore and downsized to my desk and started illustrating. I started a greeting card company and sold cards all over the city. Abbi Jacobson cityspacecardsschool I'm so thankful for that struggling period. That time is really great where you have no idea what's going to happen. Abbi Jacobson greatyoutimethankful We couldn't pitch the show without having created one, at least one 20 to 25 minute version of 'Broad City.' We wouldn't know how to describe it. Abbi Jacobson withoutcityhowknow I had a weirdly awesome high-school experience. Abbi Jacobson weirdlyawesomehadexperience I wasn't in the art world at all as a kid; I was just creative, and we were always doing arts and crafts. Abbi Jacobson doingcreativeworldart Museums are interesting. This place where we're almost buying admission to take a break from our lives. Abbi Jacobson placewherebreakinteresting I had this job where I had to cold call people, and that was terrifying to me, and that was on a far different level than invading their space. Abbi Jacobson jobmespacepeople Why does 'writer' have no gender, but 'actor' has a gender? What is that? Abbi Jacobson doesactorwhygender I feel like comedy had a boys'-club label when we were starting. Abbi Jacobson i-feel-likefeellikecomedy When I lived in Baltimore, I would come down fairly often to go to the Hirshhorn, and one of my good friends from high school went to Georgetown. I actually ended up going to Annapolis a lot. I had a car, and it was such a serene place to drive. Abbi Jacobson drivegoodcarschool When I was in high school, my mom worked at Bed, Bath and Beyond, so I was always there. Abbi Jacobson bathhigh-schoolmomschool You know all those young people watching Comedy Central love 'Frasier.' Abbi Jacobson youcomedylovepeople
