Tina Fey Quotes
You have to know what sparks a light in you so that you, in your own way, can illuminate the world.
Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.
Some people say, ‘Never let them see you cry.’ I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.
Confidence is 10% hard work and 90% delusion—just thinking foolishly that you will be able to accomplish anything you want to.
Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions. Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.
Say yes, and you’ll figure it out afterward.
Comedy is truth. If it’s not truth, it’s not funny.
Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.
You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.
In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.
Only in comedy does an obedient white girl from the suburbs count as diversity.
If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important rule of beauty, which is: Who cares?
The first rule of improvisation is AGREE. Always agree and SAY YES.
Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.
If you’re not having fun, then you’re doing something wrong.
I don’t like improv. I don’t think it should be revered as theater. It’s not theater. Theater is a writer writing something and the actors acting it.
Comedy doesn’t really work if you’re too handsome.
Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.
You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.
First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.
If you’re not enjoying it, it’s the audience’s fault.
The difference between a writer and a comedian is that the comedian won’t be bullied by the audience.
When people say, ‘You really, really must’ do something, it means you don’t really have to.
Don’t be superstitious. Nothing will scare you unless you let it.
You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.
If you ever start feeling too good about yourself, they have this thing called the Internet, and you can find a lot of people there who don’t like you.
What doesn’t kill you makes you blonder.
Say yes, and you’ll figure it out afterward.
The definition of ‘crazy’ in show business is a woman who keeps talking even after no one wants to fuck her anymore.
I was a very confident little kid. I remember thinking I was great – and people telling me I was great.
But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that things happened in my life to make me the person I am today, and I wouldn’t change anything about it.
Just say what you want to say, then punch them in the face.
Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions. Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.
I would like to publicly apologize to any one of the hundreds of reporters who heard me say ‘hopefully’ and ‘obviously’ and then heard me read a piece of my writing.
Some people say, ‘Never let them see you cry.’ I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.
Confidence is 10% hard work and 90% delusion—just thinking foolishly that you will be able to accomplish anything you want to.
Comedy is just another form of storytelling. And it’s the best kind because there are no limitations to what you can do.
Say ‘yes’… you’ll figure it out afterward.
I say if you’re so mad you could cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.
Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.
In most cases, being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.
When you’re a lady comedian, you have to come to terms with the fact that people are going to call you ‘quirky.’
In improv, you’ve got to be unafraid to die.
The funny comes in the choices you make.
You have to be very brave to try to make something great: I mean, after all, baby birds are dying every day, and so are we.
I don’t care what people say about me. I know who I am, and I’m a good person.
What I realized is that when people say ‘good comedian’ or ‘great comedian,’ they mean mostly ‘pretty good for a woman.’
You can’t control what other people think, but you can control yourself and your actions.
Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.
The definition of ‘crazy’ in show business is a woman who keeps talking even after no one wants to fuck her anymore.