Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Divorce.
Divorce.
Well, I went to SNL very young. I was 21, and I was there for three years. And I didn't really succeed in any kind of way there, except to say I learned by not succeeding. And I learned what I didn't want. I didn't want a tense work environment. I didn't want to be unhappy. And I thought to myself, well...
Well, I went to SNL very young. I was 21, and I was there for three years. And I didn't really succeed in any kind of way there, except to say I learned by not succeeding. And I learned what I didn't want. I didn't want a tense work environment. I didn't want to be unhappy. And I thought to myself, well...
If I can't find work that's happy making, like the work I was doing in Chicago in theater, I don't think I'm going to do this because it's not right for me.
If I can't find work that's happy making, like the work I was doing in Chicago in theater, I don't think I'm going to do this because it's not right for me.
That's right, because my final year on SNL, Larry David was the writer there for one year. He was deeply miserable there. He was more miserable than you. And I was deeply miserable, and so we connected through our misery. And then a couple of years later, I heard from him about this show he was working on that was called The Seinfeld Chronicles.
That's right, because my final year on SNL, Larry David was the writer there for one year. He was deeply miserable there. He was more miserable than you. And I was deeply miserable, and so we connected through our misery. And then a couple of years later, I heard from him about this show he was working on that was called The Seinfeld Chronicles.
And the rest is history.
And the rest is history.
It's like... Endorphins you can taste.
It's like... Endorphins you can taste.
I would say that sharing a laugh with someone is like another kind of language. It's a very, God, it's just a great way to live life.
I would say that sharing a laugh with someone is like another kind of language. It's a very, God, it's just a great way to live life.
Well, first of all, playing a role that's both comedic and dramatic is where I live.
Well, first of all, playing a role that's both comedic and dramatic is where I live.
Because that's life.
Because that's life.
Exactly. I wouldn't... describe one as being harder than the other. You know, I have to, I really enjoy doing dramatic work that has sort of maybe a comedic shell over it. Finding those roles can sometimes be a challenge, but when I find them, I dive in head first. Yeah, that's great. Yeah.
Exactly. I wouldn't... describe one as being harder than the other. You know, I have to, I really enjoy doing dramatic work that has sort of maybe a comedic shell over it. Finding those roles can sometimes be a challenge, but when I find them, I dive in head first. Yeah, that's great. Yeah.