Ari Graynor Quotations

When you look at all of the male characters on television and in film, it's not like every one of them are the people doing the right thing that you can point to as your own moral compass.

There's a certain truism that you can't be self-conscious in comedy. If I'm in it and if there's a scene that has a great set-up, I will go as far as somebody will let me.

I can be such a people pleaser, and so worried about what people are thinking or feeling insecure.

Comedy is funny when it comes from truth, and that's always the rule of them. It's about how far you can push that boundary.

I think the good news for me in life is that I really trust my instincts when I come to work. Maybe less in life and in love, but in work and in comedic beats, I feel pretty confident.

There is nothing better than a laugh in life. There just isn't.

Life is hard enough, so when you can get any joy out of it, whether it's something you do on a day-to-day basis, or the people in your life, or going to see a funny movie, there's just nothing better. That's what life is about.

As an actor, when you're doing comedies, you're around fantastic, funny people and you hopefully have a really good time doing it.

The best and most talented directors - and I think it goes for people too - are the most confident in giving room to their actors and trusting them.

It's the people that ultimately are less talented or have less confidence in what they're doing that then try to micro-manage, which lends itself to a less than ideal film.