Quotes from Iliza Shlesinger

If you think you're good enough, then you find it preposterous when somebody doesn't acknowledge that... That's propelled me in many ways - maybe thinking I deserve things that I don't at some time. But I'm always willing to put in the work.

Everyone has their personal topics. My comedy has always been very strong on observational humor, it stems from what I see every day in my life.

I've never been a dirty comic.

As women, and as people, we're often forced to choose between pop culture and tearing down celebrities or a show about politics.

I think we're very quick to rip other women apart when they don't fit our mold, which, quite frankly, is just as bad as a man tearing you down for something, if not worse.

I firmly believe in standing by what you are. I was never taught to dim my light to pacify other people.

No matter who you date, people are going to make fun of them, jealous people are going to say stuff, people get creepy - all the things that come with the public eye.

I've had girls that kissed me on the cheek. People get so pumped, and so excited, they don't see you as a person. Which is fair. Sometimes, I don't see people as people. But at the end of the day, you can't put your hands on me unless I hug you first.

My family is funny. I think you're born with the gene.

You know what happened the last time a group of people said, 'Screw it, we don't care what you think'? They got hung as witches.

If a guy is just genuine and honest, girls gravitate towards that, and girls love it when you open up.

When all my girlfriends were watching 'ER,' I was watching episodes of 'Kids in the Hall.'

I remember playing a college in Michigan, and they all held up their hand to show me where they live, which made me wonder what weird alien cult I had entered.

When you can analyze situations and figure out what's best for you, based on you and not some preconceived notion of what society expects, then nothing is a threat.

I love getting insight into what makes actors tick.

I had a 'Monty Python' CD, and I would listen to it in the car on the way to school. It also refined my British accent. I can do a killer British accent because I'm just imitating 'Monty Python.'

I've never been the kind of woman that hates other women, particularly based on their attractiveness.

I drink Peet's Coffee, and they're a very authentic company. They don't try to be something that they're not, and I think that's reflective in my comedy as well.

The women who are pool waitresses are another worldly species. They're half-desert lizards. They never have sunburns.

Being sexually harassed is the worst. Sorry. Let me rephrase that. Being sexually harassed by an ugly guy is the worst... If he's hot, it's just plain old flirting.

I think part of being Jewish is that innate desire to question things. Rabbis sit around all day and question the Torah. Giving yourself the room to question things, in a religion, just breeds thinking.

There's a way to express femininity and independence and strength without going for hanging fruit.

Women are often scrutinized when they have pets that men wouldn't have. We are immediately faulted for having the wrong kind of pet rather than anyone first think, 'Wow, she rescued an animal that would have been otherwise killed and gave them a great home - how sweet!'

My hair is just like five pieces of very soft straw that needs managing. I touch my hair a lot, and that makes it crazy.