Quotes from Gillian Jacobs

Sometimes movies that I'm in that I have a leading role don't necessarily get the biggest release, so it's a difficult thing between balancing indies that have uncertain futures and maybe larger films that have guaranteed releases that you have a smaller part in.

You can convey a lot of emotion with just some eyebrows and mouth movement.

I think, you know, when you're an actor who's had periods of unemployment, it makes you feel really good to have a job - to say that you're expected somewhere, do you know what I mean?

I'm a very law-abiding citizen, and I've never consciously broken any law. I get nervous just jaywalking in Los Angeles!

I've definitely run from the cops in the New York City subways.

You're always looking to have a unique experience as an actor, and definitely, being punched by a puppet ranks as a singular experience in my career.

In sixth grade, we all had to write this opinion paper. Most wrote about things like why we should be able to chew gum in class - I wrote about why women should receive equal pay.

I want there to be tons and tons and tons and tons of movies starring women.

I keep reminding myself, through all the ups and downs of 'Community,' that I might never have another job that really means something to people the way 'Community' means something to people. That's more powerful than ratings.

I think I signed some contract, early on in my career, that I will only kiss Steve Carell when I do a movie.

We're all alone in this world.

As you can tell by my IMDB page, I like to work.

I've always wanted to work with Elizabeth Banks. She's so talented and funny, and she's become this force of nature - directing, producing. Being around her is kind of inspiring.

It's really nice when life comes full circle and you get to work with people four years down the line.

I used to live in New York, and I have friends that work in the fashion world, and I feel like I had an ear to the ground there.

I'd never really done comedy before Community, so getting to work day in and day out with all these great people, directors, writers, and actors, I feel like I've learned a lot.

I always want to do something I haven't done before and get to work with other actors, writers, or directors that I want to work with.

A movie that I've seen probably the most is 'Fanny & Alexander,' the Ingmar Bergman movie. I even dragged my friends to the super long version that had an intermission. I don't know how much they liked me that day.

I think that there are a lot of really beautiful Christmas carols, and then sometimes there are horrible renditions of them that are played to death in malls that make me sad. I try to avoid stores where they're playing bad versions of Christmas songs on repeat.

I'm a Bravoholic, and I love 'RuPaul's Drag Race.'

I wasn't necessarily looking to do comedy on TV, but I don't think it's an accident that I ended up on 'Community.'

Even something as stupid as Vine videos makes you feel like you're making things on your own.

I'm spending way too much time test running my Vine videos. I'll go into a room and close the door and be in there for an hour workshopping a Vine video that I never even post. So that's probably a huge time suck.

I've had a very positive experience in L.A. in the comedy world and found everyone to be very nice and welcoming. It's been really fun.