I'm a comedian, and I have my share of anxiety and depression; so do most of my friends. My humor tends to lie in the juxtaposition of extreme lightness - I'm a huge musical-theater fan - and extreme darkness. And so I really like playing with those because that's how I feel. Rachel Bloom anxietycomediandarkness share on social
For lack of a better word, I've let love and infatuation emasculate me. Rachel Bloom emasculatehaveinfatuation Change image and share on social
The title 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' is meant to be a deconstruction of a stereotype, and the whole show is about deconstructing the boxes that we're supposed to be put into. We like taking apart the tropes and the stereotypes and explore the nuances, so 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' is a label that we go deep underneath to explore. Rachel Bloom boxcrazydeconstruct share on social
Only children are weird. The only children I know, including myself, are either superweird or very talented and special or a mix of the two. I think there was always a certain independence and loneliness - I had a lot of imaginary friends as a kid. Rachel Bloom childfriendimaginary share on social
All those things you hear about networks trying to stifle creativity - CW lets creators create and gives us freedom. Rachel Bloom createcreativitycreator Change image and share on social
The effort of every time I put out a video, it was like, 'Okay, I've got to put it on my Facebook, I've got to put it on my website, what's the view count now? What's the view count now? What's the view count now?' You get obsessive with it. Rachel Bloom counteffortfacebook share on social
I love musical theater so much. When done right, I think comedy songs can be the most efficient form of joke delivery. Songs can be the most efficient and the best forms of conveying emotion. Music is universal. It's worldwide. Rachel Bloom comedyconveydelivery share on social
The No. 1 thing I am earnestly attracted to is intelligence. Rachel Bloom attractearnestlyintelligence Change image and share on social
There's so many confusing messages that you're being sent about being pretty but not too pretty, smart but not too smart, ambitious but in a way that makes people comfortable. It's very hard to navigate. Rachel Bloom ambitiouscomfortableconfuse share on social
I had a relationship where we found out each other's Facebook passwords and would check each other's messages. That's not healthy. Rachel Bloom checkfacebookfind Change image and share on social