Top 35 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “This is an embarrassment of riches, and boy, am I happy to be embarrassed.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

2. “I’m not a lesbian. I hate men, but I’m not a lesbian.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

3. “If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you’re active in your community, there’s nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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4. “When I got pregnant my foot grew, but I was denying it. I’ve been denying it for three years.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

5. “The war and terrorism in the Middle East, the crisis of leadership in many of the oil-supply countries in the developing world, the crisis of global warming – all these are very clearly tied to energy.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

6. “I always wanted to perform.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

7. “I’m about to enter a national ass-kicking contest. With no legs. And a massive ass.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

8. “The Seinfeld motto: No learning, no hugging.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

9. “Some people can sometimes really invade your space and kind of never leave you alone.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

10. “I dropped out of college my junior year to do saturday night live, and I didn’t even consult my parents. They were very supportive because they had no choice.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

11. “I have no agenda except to be funny. Neither I nor the writers profess to offer any worldly wisdom.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

12. “Keeping a sense of humor about life. My parents divorced when I was 8, and whenever I felt down, my mom would remind me that a sense of humor gets you through just about anything.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

13. “If I have chocolate around, I will eat it. I love it, I love it, I love it. I like a piece every day.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

14. “Before computers, telephone lines and television connect us, we all share the same air, the same oceans, the same mountains and rivers. We are all equally responsible for protecting them.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

15. “There is sexism – I’m not denying its existence. But I’m saying that I will deny its effort against me. I just pay it no nevermind and say, ‘Get out of my way.’”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

16. “Doing a half-hour TV show is a dream.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

17. “Anybody who is an ambitious politician would never ever aspire to a Vice Presidency. And yet, people find themselves in that position, and so, therein lies the rub.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

18. “I’m not the type to cut back on hot showers, but there’s no harm in hot water when it’s warmed by the sun.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

19. “I really do like to work. I will work again. But on my terms.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

20. “I’ve actually considered going with my married name, Julia Hall, but all the paperwork.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

21. “It is, I think, harder for women. I haven’t quite figured it out, and all of my women friends haven’t figured it out -how the hell do you do this? How do you work and have families?”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

22. “There is tremendous inequity in Hollywood and politics, and I would say globally it’s challenging to be a woman and succeed.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

23. “Everybody seems to know me. It’s very strange.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

24. “I’d like to begin by thanking the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press for this Golden Globe...”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

25. “Making a movie is a long, dull process. There’s a lot of waiting around.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

26. “The schedule of doing a live TV show every week is very difficult.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

27. “And Seinfeld is so quick: we crank out one show a week, and the hours are very reasonable.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

28. “It’s much more acceptable for men to work and father kids. There’s an inherent inequality, because we want to do it all, and I don’t know how we can do this all.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

29. “Even my great grand-mother did impressions.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

30. “I guess if I wrote a book one day, it would be about hair.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

31. “I never go about a new project as if I’m trying ot redefine myself. I just like to work, and I’m excited by material I find challenging and – if it’s a comedy – exceptionally funny.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

32. “I’m particularly fortunate to be in a position where I can bring my child to work and be able to get good child care. Not a lot of women have that.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

33. “New York is nice, but I don’t like it as much as I used to.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

34. “The fact of the matter is that everybody treats me pretty much as one of the boys, which I take as a great compliment.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

35. “Doing actual comedic material is just about the most joyful endeavor ever. That’s the truth. The only time it’s not funny is when business gets in the way.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus

36. “There’s a pressure regardless of that to do a good show.”

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus