113 Quotes by Iliza Shlesinger

Part of being a comic is being flexible, being versatile.

When I started my career, I started with black comics: Bruce Bruce, Mark Curry, Bill Bellamy. It takes all kinds of influences.

I'm a huge sketch comedy fan, and I think my love of sketch is reflected in my stand-up in that I do a lot of vignettes and voices and characters.

I was always rewarded for being funny. I liked being funny.

The more comprehensive your language is, the more likely people are to believe everything you're saying. It really just comes from the power of knowing you're the smartest person in the room, and if you aren't, you're definitely going to sound like it.

My whole life, I knew that I was going to be funny for a living.

I had a 'Monty Python' CD, and I would listen to it in the car on the way to school. It also refined my British accent. I can do a killer British accent because I'm just imitating 'Monty Python.'

My comedy is a bit cartoonlike, if I really think about it.

I get my strength from wanting to teach other women that everything about you is OK, and you shouldn't take any crap from anyone.