Aubrey Plaza quotes

Aubrey Plaza is an American actress, comedian, and producer recognized for her deadpan comedic style. Her breakthrough role was as April Ludgate on the television series "Parks and Recreation." She has since appeared in numerous films and TV shows, earning praise for her unique performances. Here are 34 of her quotes:

Sarcasm is weird. Even not in acting, in life I feel 'sarcastic' is a word that people use to describe me sometimes so when I meet someone, it's almost they feel they have to also be sarcastic, but it can sometimes just come off as mean if it's not used in the right way.

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My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.

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I obviously bring all of my insecurities along with me to any role that I tackle.

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When I'm on the couch, I usually have the TV on and my MacBook Air nearby. And sometimes, when my ADD is really kicking in, I have my iPad too. And my iPhone. And a magazine that I haven't gotten to. And a book under the pillow to my left.

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I'm like that person who hates going to magic shows - and I love magic, I love wizards - but going to a show where there is any possibility of audience participation is a nightmare for me.

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If I have the option, I always read the paper or a book or something I can touch and destroy in my own hands.

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I don't let myself 'surf' on the Web, or I would probably drown.

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I think being on a TV show is amazing but also, people get kind of used to seeing you a certain way and so it becomes a challenge to break free from that in a way.

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I'm not a super emotional person, so that's one reason I love acting - it makes me deal with myself in that kind of way.

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There's no photo-shoot academy. If there was, I'd probably be kicked out.

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I mean, sometimes I hate interviews because I always feel like I sound stupid.

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I love great acting, as nerdy as that sounds.

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I just want to keep finding special characters that I feel like I can bring to life and characters that are real and not superficial.

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Tina Fey is one of my heroes.

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I would never do a commercial for something that is embarrassing, and I think that people maybe have a different perspective on what is embarrassing or not. Some people think doing a Revlon hair commercial is really cool. To me, that's embarrassing, but World of Warcraft: not embarrassing, very cool.

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A lot of independent films offer a harsh reality check.

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When you improvise, you work off the laughs from the audience, but when you step on stage to do standup, it's silent.

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Writing is hard - writing is the hardest.

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When I was in high school I was a really huge 'SNL' fan. I remember the cast around the time I started watching it - Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, Cheri O'Teri, Tracy Morgan. I did research to find out how people got on the show. Their bios always said they came from an improv team, so I started taking classes.

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When I was doing comedy in New York, before I was in movies, I was never known as the deadpan actress. I was just a comedienne.

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Louis C. K. is one of my all time favorite standup comedians.

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Well, I was obsessed with Judy Garland growing up. Like, obsessed.

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