Jenny Slate
Jenny Slate
Jenny Sarah Slateis an American comedian, actress, voice artist and author best known for her role as Donna Stern in Obvious Child, as well as being the co-creator of the Marcel the Shell with Shoes On short films and children's book series. She is also known for her season as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2009 to 2010 and for her appearances in shows such as House of Lies, Married, Parks and Recreation, Bob's Burgers, Hello Ladies,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth25 March 1982
CityMilton, MA
CountryUnited States of America
I've only been acting since 2009 and I learn more and more with each job. I think I prepare and I'm very focused and I have a good work ethic that I learned in school.
I'm not one to wallow, but I am one to feel the sting of a slap for a while, I think.
I feel a lot of life in me and a lot of creative energy and I think it's better suited somewhere it can run free.
I really like working. I can't think of a job I didn't like.
I'd like to do a little bit of everything. I think the only thing I can't do is a British accent, so that's out. No Shakespeare for me. Unless it's like one of those modern-day remakes.
I think the reason I like making movies sometimes more than doing TV is that you have one task, you only have a certain amount of time to do it, and then it is done. And I really like focusing in that way.
When I go and make smaller films, I actually never think about them being made for a smaller audience.
I don’t think men have time to be funny because they have to make all of our rules about what we can do with our vaginas.
I'm competitive and I have a messy purse, but otherwise, I like people to think I'm a winner.
I play a lot of characters where I don't even speak in my own voice. I learned about focus and I learned to trust that things can work when they're not heightened and that it's interesting when things are pared down.
There are so many things I'd like to do. I'd really like to be in a period piece that takes place in old New York or old Hollywood and wear those costumes and that makeup.
I just left wishing that it was longer because I enjoyed it so thoroughly.
I have no regrets. The best thing to happen to me was for Lorne Michaels to hire me and fire me.
Being on "SNL" was a goal that I had when I was younger. When I got fired, I just felt really mad and I felt really grossed out by the system and grossed out by myself and it just sort of knocked me on my ass.