113 Quotes by Jessica Williams

Allison Jones, a big casting director out there, was like, 'They're casting 'The Daily Show' right now - you should submit a tape.' I remember leaving school to go shoot an audition.

I think there's something to the millennial sentiment of being, like, 'I'm great.' But I think there's also something really amazing and powerful about being, like, 'Oh, hey, I'm awesome.' It's a fine line. But I think it's possible to be both, to not be the most annoying person in the world, to still be very intriguing and fun to watch.

Some days, I do feel that pressure of, 'What do I mean as a black woman? What am I representing?' It honestly just gives me anxiety.

As I got older, I had to learn to not have people speak for me. It was the first time I recognized, 'Oh, sometimes people are going to condescend to me because I'm a woman, or sometimes people aren't going to give me opportunities because of the way I look.'

I loved doing 'Frisky Business.' I didn't come up with it. I think John Oliver and the writers did.

As an executive producer, I feel really lucky.

Me and Cate Blanchett have the same job, technically.

There's a really positive side of being an introvert - you really pick up on things a lot more than your extroverted counterparts.

I don't really like conflict at all, and I really find conflict pretty devastating. I try to avoid it at all costs.