Quotes from Amy Sedaris

I never really take shortcuts. I was always one of those people who, instead of cutting across someone's yard on the way home from school, I would go to the end of the block and turn.

I wouldn't call myself a shut-in. I have the ability to leave my home; I just choose not to. But because I'm such a homebody, it's important to be surrounded by things I love.

I love depressing movies and depressing books.

I love costumes. My dream growing up was always to have my own costume and prop shop.

I love cop shows and crime books and thrillers, and before I die I'm gonna play a cop.

When people tell me they are going to go scrapbooking, I say, 'Why don't you make it yourself.' It's like chocolate-chip cookies. People buy the cookie-dough roll and slice it, and then they lay it on a cookie sheet. That's not making chocolate-chip cookies.

I like to just make things... If I have the TV on, I'm not just going to sit there. I want to do something with my hands; I've always got a project. Or I get a small group of people over, and I say, 'Let's make these things today.'

A lot of times girls think they're funny, but they want to pretty at the same time, and if you want to be funny, you have to be willing to get ugly.

We're all used to seeing pretty people. I want to see real people.

I like to play unattractive people who think they're pretty. You can do what you want, but I prefer to look interesting.

If I'm creating something for myself, then I want to have fun.

If I know I have to memorize lines, I'm really gonna try to memorize lines. It's hard for me sometimes, because somebody wrote these words and you're trying really hard to get them the way they said it.

David and Dad didn't get along too well growing up. I mean we all got along, but it was harder on David, because David wasn't going to be the son that Dad wanted. But now they're like best friends.

I'd just much rather see an ugly person take the trash out than see somebody really pretty taking the trash out.

But I always like to play ugly people who think they're pretty.

I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.

I'm always more attracted to the unattractive.

My kitchen's pink, like skin-tone pink, and I lowered my spice rack so it's eye level - it's true! - and my phone, so I can reach it when I fall, it's right there.

I have a very muscular face.

I cried when I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. And then I laughed REALLY hard.

I like crafts that are made out of necessity because they're a little naive - you made it because you needed it.

More men than women like 'Strangers With Candy'. Pretty girls don't like the show. They don't like to see an ugly lady.

They just expected it to you know... Paul, Steve and I could have hired our own publicist, if we wanted to, but I kind of liked the way it was more of a cult thing and those that liked it, liked it, you know what I mean?

My favorite things often have a story behind them and are usually handmade or discovered at a flea market.