76 Quotes by Jenji Kohan

A TV touchstone for me is 'The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.' That series was whimsical and smart and had the mix of comedy and drama that I now trade in - but with a dash of magical realism. I wanted to be Molly Dodd, but more than that, I wanted to be Jay Tarses, who created the show.

For a lot of people, film is still the dream - the captive audience in the darkened theater - but I love TV. I think it's fantastic.

In my head I'm a rapper, but I'm not!

I'm never going to look like a Nordic model, so I play with what I've got. Instead of going gray, I dye my hair bright colors; I have bad vision, so I wear sparkly glasses. I embrace that I look like a crazy lady.

I'm not a public figure; I shouldn't have to be held to a certain standard of beauty.

I'm from the creative side of Hollywood. I'm up for anyone that wants to support my work. If you have eyeballs and give me a budget and are nice to me, I'm in.

I love flawed characters, male or female, and I only want to talk about flawed characters, really, in what I do.

I remember one of my writers on 'Weeds' got a new apartment and didn't get cable or a dish. He just hooked his computer up to the TV. I was like, 'This is it. This is how it's happening.'

By nature, I sit alone in a room and type... My goal was never celebrity.