No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
Food can become such a point of anxiety - not because it's food, but just because you have anxiety. That's how eating disorders develop.
I feel like I'm held more accountable to stay healthy now because now I'm a role model to young girls to not have eating issues and to not say, 'Hey, it's OK to starve yourself' or 'It's OK to throw up after your meals' - that's not OK.
There are so many people who have eating disorders or who body shame themselves every day or have some sort of insecurity, and I feel like I have a direct reach to some of those people.
I don't have a great relationship with food.
For many years, I struggled with how I felt about myself. I hid and harbored very self-destructive eating issues, namely anorexia, which at its worst caused me to lose half of my hair and brought my weight down dramatically.
Just remembering that they [people with eating disorder] are young, beautiful and unique and that is worth everything in this world.
I realized that I've had a really rocky relationship with food - it has not been a gauzy, beautiful summer of ripe melons and perfectly buttered toast.
I was a very picky eater.
I'm always like 'I'm too skinny, I can't gain weight, even when I try.' I'd like to try to not let that get to me.
I have had struggles with some eating disorders, just eating issues.
I feel like I know I have enough friends who support me through those times. Like, I'll call a friend and be like, 'I really don't feel good about what I ate today,' and she'll be like, 'Dude, it's fine.'
I looked around and couldn't believe no one has written a show about women and eating. It's the biggest issue women have.
