Quotes by Lake Bell

“We know more about the face of the moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean,”

“I think that didnt help my fear. Theyre not necessarily mean things [that are found], but theres just such an unknown world there.”

“Im not a fan of science fiction, personally,”

“Im not a big fan of the ocean because Im scared of what lies beneath,”

The only thing I liked about Christmas as a kid was the gifts; otherwise, it just seemed like a stressful time.

The finest lesson Ive learned with age is that all I need is a small team of comrades who inspire me, try not to judge me, and remind me when Im judging myself.

In A World... changed my life a thousand per cent. I feel thankful that something I believed in so much - I love dialect, so I dedicated five years of my life to making a film about it - yielded such rewards. It led to Man Up, as well as No Escape, which comes out later this year... two movies where I am the female lead.

Filmmaking is a huge privilege; its not brain surgery. Its art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me.

Im vegan on home base, but when I travel to other countries, I throw it all into the garbage.

I think part of what I love about being an actor is getting to take on different worlds and investigate different genres and travel to different lands.

Marriage is traditionally old-school in many respects. It is highly antiquated, and, that being said, beautiful.

There are a lot of funny people and a lot of unfunny people. Some of them are women and some of them are dudes.

You have to keep hobbies in L.A. Otherwise, its sad.

What I think is sad about the rom-com genre is that it has adopted this pejorative title. I think the reason why there havent been as many great ones is because we are fighting against the genre itself. If it is a romantic comedy then snuggle up to the fact that it can be a really earnest, refreshing feeling to feel good after a movie.

Having children is not for everyone, but I think its a beautiful lesson in it not being all about me anymore. Its a relief, in a way. Its like, this is her story now, and Im her mom. Its a nice shift.

My mom is incredibly stylish, and she gets it from my grandmother. I feel like I cant live up to how chic they are as women. They are great role models for aging gracefully, and thats a thing that is very key that I try to always emulate.