Jillian Bell Quotes

I feel so much at home onstage and so comfortable in my body.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.

Acting allows me the freedom to let go, to be in the moment, to be spontaneous. I no longer have the fear of losing, of failure.

When I was in primary school, I was given a five-line script in 'Anansi the Spider Man,' and I decided to just improv and make it my own. For a second, I felt like Kevin Hart because everyone was laughing. I just continued to do it. Why not?

When I do comedy, I lose all inhibition and introspection. I no longer care.

I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera.

I was always feisty, always that kid that would be on the porch with a hairbrush singing or rapping.

I've been spending quite a bit of time writing, acting, and making films. Because I'm doing all this extra writing, acting, and creating short comedy skits with my friends in improv shows, I feel like that's really filled out my confidence on the mic.

I'm happiest when in front of the camera, and I didn't know it until I got up there.

Me in my music and onstage - that's me without any fears of judgement; that's me when I'm shining.

Improv changed my life in the best way. I gained so much confidence and really learned how to use my sense of humor to do something other than make sarcastic comments to the TV, though that remains one of my best skills. I stayed in Chicago for college mainly to continue doing improv, which was an awesome decision for me.

I really feel that the talent I have is acting. Freedom and the possibility of play-that is what I like to have.

For me anyway, until I was exposed to doing improvisation and walking onto a stage without any script, I would have never felt comfortable enough to walk into a room with someone like Larry David and audition.

I was an extroverted kid and performed, like, acting and singing. Then, the older I got, I realized I enjoyed performing things that I came up with myself more and I enjoyed making people laugh more than making people cry or think.

As far as writing, it's grown because I've really grown comfortable with who I am.

The difference between you and the funny person on TV is that they acted on their ideas.

I'm very comfortable when I'm working; I don't hold back at all.

I am the 'Cosmic Dancer' who dances his way out of the womb and into the tomb on 'Electric Warrior.' I'm not frightened to get up there and groove about in front of six million people on TV because it doesn't look cool. That's the way I would do it at home.

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

As a rapper, you sort of act in music videos and in the persona you adopt onstage. You kinda have to put yourself out there and be courageous even to be a rapper. So, to step into acting was not that difficult a transition to make.

I was a bit of a show-off in school and loved playing dress-up, and my passion for it just grew as I got older.

I was a class clown. I realized early on feeling very comfortable in front of people.

Once I decided to be a different person on stage, I got the chance to be larger than life and over the top, which I love.

I know people always say to get out of your comfort zone and take risks, but when you are on a live national television show, and you are competing to stay on it, then I don't think you should be uncomfortable up there. I think you should sell it and be your own best self.