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I'd say I've gone to grad school for comedy being on Community.

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Gillian Jacobs
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: October 19
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Stage Actor
Voice Actor
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Gillian MacLaren Jacobs
Grad
Comedy
Gone
Community
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It's really amazing to be a part of something that people have an emotional response to, even though it's a network sitcom. When you get a chance to meet fans or interact with them, you realize that there are a lot of people who the show speaks to, and that they really get something out of it, beyond just laughing. That's really fulfilling.
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My mom always said fighting with me as a kid was like going to court. I'm trying to realize that being right is not the most important thing.
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As you become an adult and start to make your way in life, you realize how much your friends are your family - though you get to make fun of your friends, too.
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It's funny shooting movies because you get to see clubs during daylight hours, which no one should ever see - it's not pretty there's a reason the lighting is dim in there.
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It's sometimes hard to accept that the people you love and feel the closest to may have different dreams and goals from yours, and those are valid. And I've felt that way: accepting people's differences and recognizing them as valid choices even if they're different from your own.
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You can only do so many serious dramas in a row before you want to break. You want a change.
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You know it's a good show when you involve fire and dolls and unitards.
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I've been in a lot of indie movies, where we didn't necessarily have permits or permission. I've even run from the cops in the New York City subways!
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You've got to get as literal as you can get to convince people sometimes that you can do something.
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I want there to be tons and tons and tons and tons of movies starring women.
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We're all alone in this world.
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I always try to have a bigger picture view of my career. But that didn't mean that I didn't cry about not getting jobs.
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I am not a big 'Hunger Games' fan.
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A lot of people watch 'Community,' but DVR viewings only count if you watch within a certain time.
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'Fresh Air' I listen to, like, every day.
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Without agreement you just have people arguing.
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After you do a showcase for agency managers and casting directors and you get this folder and some people had a folder that was thick and some people had a folder that was thin. And there's no fairness to it because it's not a fair business.
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The nice part about not being a huge film is that you get to goof around a bit more.
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I wasn't necessarily looking to do comedy on TV, but I don't think it's an accident that I ended up on 'Community.'
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As opposed to trying to make a kiss look romantic or sweet or passionate, it's kind of fun to just have the freedom to make it look weird, goofy and awkward.
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