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.'
Gillian JacobsI think 'Glee' was a freshman comedy, and I think whenever it's your debut season, you get compared a lot to the other shows, regardless if there's any sort of overlap in content or tone or anything, just because you came out in the same year.
Gillian JacobsBitterness 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.
Gillian JacobsI also have learned as an actor, this ties in the principles of improv, sometimes someone gives a piece of instruction and my first reaction is "I don't want to do that." I've always learned that every time I just say yes and go for it something happens. Whether it's what the intent of the direction was or not or something new happens. It's just remaining open to other people's ideas.
Gillian Jacobs