Gillian Jacobs
Gillian Jacobs
Gillian MacLaren Jacobs is an American actress. She portrayed Britta Perry on the NBC/Yahoo! Screen comedy series Community and stars as Mickey on the Netflix series Love. Jacobs has also appeared in television shows such as Fringe, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, and Girls, and in films such as Gardens of the Night, The Box, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, and Bad Milo!...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth19 October 1982
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I think we are used to being critical and evaluating ideas.
I used to live in New York, and I have friends that work in the fashion world, and I feel like I had an ear to the ground there.
I want there to be tons and tons and tons and tons of movies starring women.
I did live in New York. Yeah, I moved to L.A. for 'Community.' And I gave up my apartment in New York.
I also have learned as an actor, this ties in the principles of improv, sometimes someone gives a piece of instruction and my first reaction is "I don't want to do that." I've always learned that every time I just say yes and go for it something happens. Whether it's what the intent of the direction was or not or something new happens. It's just remaining open to other people's ideas.
I haven't done improv since I was in middle school.
I don't think I've ever been mistaken for anyone.
I am not a big 'Hunger Games' fan.
There's no way to know what's going to happen.
I know other actors who are relieved when their shows get cancelled, and I've never felt that way about 'Community.'
I feel like I go through cycles as an actress.
My inners are not organs. They're actually mechanics, so I have a hole in my back, wind me up like the movie 'Hugo,' and then just say, 'Act,' you know?
I try to have a very well-rounded group of friends that did a lot of different things and weren't just performers. Because I feel like there's both less feeling of competitiveness, and it put my own career in perspective.
I think I signed some contract, early on in my career, that I will only kiss Steve Carell when I do a movie.