I think the main thing that affected my comedy was that my dad slept in a nightgown for most of my childhood. And it was just very funny every single…

- Jenny Slate

The thing that bubbles up the most when I'm around other people is that I feel a joy of being alive. But I also am a very sensitive person and have m…

- Jenny Slate

Don't be snarky, but don't be saccharine. Don't pander, but don't shut people out. Go straight down the line with the performance.

- Jenny Slate

Sometimes you watch comedians and feel like they're jerking off in front of you, but they want you to see how big it is.

- Jenny Slate

I learned that I was able to focus. I've always thought of myself as somebody who is like either it's there or it isn't there. I really worked at thi…

- Jenny Slate

I don't try to do anything. I think the moment that I'm like, "Oh, I have to be this way or that way" is the moment that I become sad, or maybe an as…

- Jenny Slate

I just want to work hard. I love that feeling.

- Jenny Slate

I think my comedic style is at once bashful and explosive. It's a little bit perverted, and a little bit ladylike and old-fashioned, which is a great…

- Jenny Slate

I'm competitive and I have a messy purse, but otherwise, I like people to think I'm a winner.

- Jenny Slate