I have such pride in furthering the American musical and using it as a way to tell story. Rachel Bloom americanfurthermusical Change image and share on social
I feel like a lot of serious music lives in generalizations - 'Love is a flower,' 'The sky is so dark' - but comedy lives in specifics. Rachel Bloom comedydarkfeel Change image and share on social
For myself, the way that I learned comedy was doing it live for four years, and only after doing sketch for four years did I feel confident enough to be like, 'Okay, I feel good about starting to put stuff on the Internet where it lives forever.' As opposed to one time at a college sketch show where it bombs and we never speak of it again. Rachel Bloom bombcollegecomedy share on social
Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that. Rachel Bloom blackcarefilipino share on social
I lived with Ilana Glazer of 'Broad City.' She was my roommate for a year and a half. I was living with her just as she was creating and filming 'Broad City.' Both of us, and a lot of my friends, come from the Upright Citizens Brigade theater either in New York or L.A. Rachel Bloom brigadebroadcitizen share on social
Musical theater is an American genre. It started really, in America, as a combination of jazz and operetta; most of the great musical theater writers in the golden era are American. I think that to do a musical is a very American thing to me. Rachel Bloom americaamericancombination share on social
I really admire people who have a natural sense of style. They have a super power. Rachel Bloom admirenaturalpeople Change image and share on social
I like deconstructing things. I like cutting the legs out from under something that feels secret. Rachel Bloom cutdeconstructfelt Change image and share on social
You create your own material to try to get it out there because a lot of people are multi-hyphenates, to use the corporate term. You're creating stuff to be in in order to showcase all your talents. I think the idea of using YouTube and the Internet, you don't have to wait around for a network to buy your show. Rachel Bloom buycorporatecreate share on social
It's understandable why TV hasn't been diverse because a lot of TV writers are white dudes from Harvard. And white dudes from Harvard aren't going to immediately want to write about trans issues. They're not immediately going to want to write about a Filipino family. Rachel Bloom diversedudefamily share on social