I want to make every kind of movie that I can make. I don't really care if they're big or small.
Jenny SlateWhen I would go on stage I would start to feel that the eyes that watching me weren't kind. And it took me a while to realize that those eyes were my own eyes.
Jenny SlateI feel a lot of life in me and a lot of creative energy and I think it's better suited somewhere it can run free.
Jenny SlateWhen I'm on stage, and when I'm comfortable or uncomfortable, I have sort of a knee-jerk reaction to try to make people laugh. It's my version of a handshake to show that I want to make a connection and to show what I'm truly like. It's kind of my statement like, "This is what I'm really like. I'd like you to love me."
Jenny SlateI feel like when I go on stage I feel so excited at the prospect that there will be a true connection.
Jenny SlateI don't want to grow a thick skin. Some people say, "Oh, you're an actress, you have to get used to criticism." But I don't accept that. I'll never get used to criticism, and I'll always care about whether or not people like my performances - because I'm an entertainer, and I want to please.
Jenny Slate