36 Quotes by Jennifer Westfeldt

Well, you know, I'm quite a reluctant writer. I'm not someone who set out to be a writer or really wanted to be.

I seem to only write New York stories because it's the only thing that inspires or interests me.

As an actor, I've always been interested in making sure I can perform the role and the lines in the way the writer intended.

I'm not a parent yet, but I feel like a kid needs to be loved.

I'm pretty much honest to a fault. It's my best and my worst quality.

Everything I did growing up was with that as the real goal - doing Broadway; doing theatre. That was always the big thrill for me.

With any independent film, it's all about getting everyone's schedules in line and everything together at the same time and just doing the best you can do when that happens - if it happens.

People in theatre work harder than anyone in the world - as far as I'm concerned - as far as sheer output of energy and the rigor and excellence that they maintain doing something every day, or twice a day.

The part that I felt most comfortable with going in was just working with actors and trying to make them feel comfortable and safe so they could find the performance. That part felt organic to me.