A biography for Amy Sedarishasn’t been written yet.
“I love cop shows and crime books and thrillers, and before I die I'm gonna play a cop.”
“I like to make things, but I looked at old craft books on weaving or mosaics or whatever, I'm like, 'I don't really know anything about that stuff.'”
“I'm always more attracted to the unattractive.”
“I feel so free and open to ideas, and I get inspired by everything.”
“I feel confident writing on my feet with improv, but it's different when you're sitting down and writing it out.”
“I have a lot of fake food in my apartment, but I'm picky about it. Old plaster food, like from the '50s is really nice, hollowed out paper-mache food from old plays - the new stuff just looks too good.”
“You think in a different way when you don't have any money. The joy of poverty is that you use your imagination to come up with stuff.”
“My characters always like themselves.”
“I like working with the public, and I like that it's really hard work.”
“I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.”
“I like people who would rather something be discovered than shoved in your face.”
“People always think I'm Amy Poehler, which never bothers me. I mean, Amy Poehler is great.”
“I live in the moment.”
“Don't leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later he may be with his real girlfriend.”
“I'm not a good storyteller. I always think I'm going to get interrupted, or something's going to get edited. I think that comes from being in a large family, so you have to get your story in really quick or someone cuts you off.”
“It was more of their quirky show. It was more like a cult show. The ratings weren't really that high.”
“I want witchcraft so bad that I can't stand it. I have wands in my apartment. And I use them sometimes. I walk into the kitchen with my wand, and I come out with something on a platter and I say, 'See, magic happens.' Works every time.”
“But I always like to play ugly people who think they're pretty.”
“But I love how people who are musical, they know how to dress.”
“People that know me know that I cook. I cook every night.”