Aubrey Plaza Quotes

Tina Fey is one of my heroes.

I definitely can relate to being down and closed-off at certain times in my life.

Make all your decisions based on how hilarious it would be if you did it.

I want people to like me but not at my expense.

My first boyfriend that I ever had, actually sang a song that he wrote for me on-stage to ask me out. That was pretty romantic.

I would never do a commercial for something that is embarrassing, and I think that people maybe have a different perspective on what is embarrassing or not. Some people think doing a Revlon hair commercial is really cool. To me, that's embarrassing, but World of Warcraft - not embarrassing, very cool.

I can't say I follow politics extremely closely, but I'm definitely aware of what's going on in the world.

I think being on a TV show is amazing but also, people get kind of used to seeing you a certain way and so it becomes a challenge to break free from that in a way.

It's weird, huh? It's like the minute you kinda give up control you just know what to do without doing anything.

If you feel like a weirdo, it's okay because weirdos rule the world.

I was like the only diverse kid in my high school, and I'm half-Puerto Rican. But yeah, I have a huge family and tons of cousins in Puerto Rico. We actually hung out with them last summer, and it was awesome. But I wish my grandfather had taught my dad Spanish when he was younger so he could've taught me when I was younger, and sometimes he does, too. It's a shame.

I love great acting, as nerdy as that sounds.

I'm not super comfortable in my skin. I have to make it work for me, and that usually amounts to making it uncomfortable for everyone else.

I am a Netflix/DVR junkie. I don't like to watch TV without a plan.

There are always parts of me that come out in the characters that I play - it's the only thing I have to work with and to draw off of.

I always want to keep growing and keep surprising people, and showing them different parts of me.

A lot of independent films offer a harsh reality check.

My mom's Puerto Rican. That's why I'm so lively and colorful.

I realized two things from an early age - I was insane and had some kind of comedic thing going on. My brain was wired to think about things in terms of how funny they were.

Once you do a character in Hollywood and people haven't seen you before, they put you in a box and they think that's all that you can do and it's hard to get people to take a risk on you.

I sold my soul to the devil. I'd like to thank the devil.

I have an acting coach that I work with on everything that I do. The thing about my preparation process for getting ready for a role is I have sex with as many people as I can.

I've felt depressed many times in my life, so I can draw on those times in my life when I need to.

When I was doing comedy in New York, before I was in movies, I was never known as the deadpan actress. I was just a comedienne.

I'm pretty good at weaseling my way into a job, even if I have no business being there.

There's no photo-shoot academy. If there was, I'd probably be kicked out.

I'm not a super emotional person, so that's one reason I love acting - it makes me deal with myself in that kind of way.

I don't have many actors in my family, but I do have a Great Uncle that is a film-maker in Philadelphia, and my great-great-grandparents were Flamenco dancers in the 30's in New York, they were Spanish dancers.

I'm going to create my own opportunities. If I can't find the roles I want, I'll just make them.

I've always wanted to do all kinds of roles, dramatic roles and comedic roles, all kinds of roles.

I get really weird when I'm not working. I have to keep working.

The female love interest is boring to me. A female that's interesting, smart, funny - that's what I'm drawn to. I wouldn't say that every character has to be smart, but she has to have one trait I can relate to.

When I'm on the couch, I usually have the TV on and my MacBook Air nearby. And sometimes, when my ADD is really kicking in, I have my iPad too. And my iPhone. And a magazine that I haven't gotten to. And a book under the pillow to my left.

Louis C. K. is one of my all time favorite standup comedians.

I'm too awkward to date, I think. I'm kind of all or nothing, you know? Either put a baby inside of me or leave me alone.

I do have magical powers, I try to use them for good and not evil, but I can pretty much make anyone do whatever I want them to do, if they're within range.

I have a way of dealing with situations where I come off awkward, or people think I'm purposely trying to make things uncomfortable. But normally I'm talking really slowly or there's a lot of silence because there's just nothing going on. I'm just totally freaking out, but from the outside perspective it looks like I'm in control.

Improv is so different, it's such a collaborative thing, you're working with other people, nothing is planned and it's kind of this community mentality, whereas stand-up, you're alone and it was really hard.

Sarcasm is weird. Even not in acting, in life I feel like 'sarcastic' is a word that people use to describe me sometimes so when I meet someone, it's almost like they feel like they have to also be sarcastic, but it can sometimes just come off as mean if it's not used in the right way.