A.J. Jacobs Quotes

Apparently, I have good feet for ballet.

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've thought a lot about how if something horrible happened, and if it were like 'The Road' situation, I've decided I don't want to survive past the death of society as we know it.

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.

I had kissed a girl in the second season of 'Community,' but that was my first time kissing a girl ever, and I was so nervous, I almost knocked Brit Marling's teeth out.

I've gotten super into restaurants in L.A., so I try to go to different restaurants all the time that's a good way to explore L.A.: you can drive to a restaurant and discover a new neighborhood.

It's funny shooting movies because you get to see clubs during daylight hours, which no one should ever see - it's not pretty; there's a reason the lighting is dim in there.

You can only do so many serious dramas in a row before you want to break. You want a change.

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

You've got to get as literal as you can get to convince people sometimes that you can do something.

You know it's a good show when you involve fire and dolls and unitards.

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.

I think we are used to being critical and evaluating ideas.

I always try to have a bigger picture view of my career. But that didn't mean that I didn't cry about not getting jobs.

I try to not go over things from the past. Learn your lessons and then let it go.

Without agreement you just have people arguing.

An analogy is like a thought with another thought's hat on

I've been in a lot of indie movies, where we didn't necessarily have permits or permission. I've even run from the cops in the New York City subways!

I've been making Vine videos for a couple of months. They're just six-second little videos, but I really have fun doing them. It's just fun to feel like you created something.

The main fun of being an actor is that you get to bounce around to a lot of different worlds.

I first came to LA auditioning during pilot season. I didn't really know anyone. The only people I'd meet were the girls I was up against at auditions. It wasn't the friendliest bunch.

Rather than just becoming embittered by your friends' success, I think it can motivate you.

If somebody is deemed more talented within the confines of the school it doesn't mean they're going to have the most successful career.

Bitterness doesn't serve you any good. And it really tells you more about how you feel about yourself than anything you feel about your friends.

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

I have a lot of good stories for talk shows about the conditions in which I worked.

I'd say I've gone to grad school for comedy being on "Community."

I haven't ever seen 'Lost' I'm sorry.

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.'

We're all alone in this world.

I very rarely listen to music in my car - a lot of people make fun of me for it. But sometimes I listen to music on YouTube. I'm like a teenager.

Some girls say they don't feel comfortable in flats, they only feel comfortable in heels; I am not one of those girls.

We're all slight hypocrites who fall short of our ideals.

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

I love discovering new young brands and watching these fashion lines take off, like Peter Pilotto, Christopher Kane, and Clover Canyon.

I feel like the Internet has embraced the pizza dance. I feel appreciated for once in my life.

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.

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

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 lot of people watch 'Community,' but DVR viewings only count if you watch within a certain time.

I love Opening Ceremony, Kenzo - anything Humberto Leon and Carol Lim touch. I drool over Christopher Kane, Mary Katrantzou, Delpozo, and Wes Gordon.

I am not a big 'Hunger Games' fan.

I don't think I've ever been mistaken for anyone.

I haven't done improv since I was in middle school.

I did live in New York. Yeah, I moved to L.A. for 'Community.' And I gave up my apartment in New York.

I think when you're in a relationship, either you have something or your partner generally has something that you're having to deal with.

Ken Jeong might be my biggest fan.

I feel like I go through cycles as an actress.

I would love it if 'Community' could have a trajectory like '30 Rock' and choose when to go out.