Quotes by Ellie Kemper

About Ellie Kemper:

Ellie Kemper is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her role as Erin Hannon in the NBC series The Office, as well as her supporting roles in the films Bridesmaids and 21 Jump Street. She currently plays the title role in the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, for which she has received critical acclaim. In the summer of 2015, she joined NBC News as a temporary co-host on NBC's morning news program, The Today Show.
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I want to be a morning-talk-show host. I love Kelly Ripa's job. She gets to live in New York and has this amazing job hosting a talk show.

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Most New Yorkers want to look amazing, and they want you to understand that they look amazing, but they also want you to stop staring at them.

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I need to make sure that when I'm running out to the drugstore I'm not wearing a Biore strip or something. Not that I expect anyone to recognize me, but on the off chance they do, I just don't want to embarrass myself.

Ellie Kemper

In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them.

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New York is like the weirdest city in the United States, in a great way, and Los Angeles is probably more similar to most of America.

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I wrote comedy sketches in college.

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I loved 'Freaks and Geeks.' I don't know a better show.

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I've never had prejudice against me because of being a woman in comedy, I've never felt any sort of unfairness because of that - but I do think it is naive to think that it doesn't exist.

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It's interesting because with a lot of people who I've met in comedy, it seems not to matter what your background is. In terms of formal schooling - I feel like that's a nineteenth century term - but in terms of where you went to high school or colle...

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Improv is mostly what I've studied.

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I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing.

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I guess it's easier to think badly and then be pleasantly surprised.

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One nice thing that I have discovered about Los Angeles is the enthusiasm with which people dress.

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Los Angeles survives on that which is unpredictable. The unexpected courses through its very veins.

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My painting teacher in high school used to say, 'I can't paint like I want to, but through practice I'll get better.' But I don't think that's true. I think sometimes you just can't paint.

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Growing up, I had one very specific idea of what a wedding should be, and that was the wedding of Fraulein Maria and Captain von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music.'

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If you're going to plan a wedding, then a certain amount of suffering is not a choice.

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Author Bio

  • NameEllie Kemper
  • DescriptionAmerican comedy writer and actress
  • BornMay 2, 1980
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor