Ari Graynor

I don't know what I would have done without acting. I officially fell into it around age 6 in a class play that reimagined 'The Ugly Duckling.' My joy in performing was so boundless, you would have thought I'd just won a Tony. ”

As an actor, your life is constant ups and downs. My friends and I joke that when a job ends and nothing is lined up, you have nothing to do for the rest of your life. You just ride that wave. ”

You know what no one tells you about driving a truck? You are driving a truck. There are only side mirrors, and it does not handle like a Prius. ”

Sitting around with Jim Carrey, coming up with bits, is, like, beyond a dream come true. ”

It is mind-boggling to me that there are so few movies about female friendship, considering women make up half the movie-going population. ”

I'm such a theater geek. Most of my friends are in this community, and it's really important for me to keep doing it. It takes the ego out of acting, whereas movies tend to involve it. ”

I had been doing theater since I was a kid, so the stage really felt like home to me. It felt like the place where I trust myself the most in the world and felt the most confident. ”

While I'm Jewish, the Hasidic world is still foreign to me. But I do understand some of the ideas of tradition and family and faith of our shared culture. ”

It's such a tough business. And once people see you a certain way, it's really hard for them to change their minds about you. ”

I'm a little quirky, a little offbeat, and I'm certainly not a classic beauty. ”