Talking As Fast As I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between

by Lauren Graham

I still find that, in general, having a plan is, well, a good plan. But when my carefully laid plan laughed at me, rather than clutch at it too tightly I just made a new one, even if it was one that didn’t immediately make sense. In blindly trying a different path, I accidentally found one that worked better. So don’t let your plan have the last laugh, but laugh last when your plan laughs, and when your plan has the last laugh, laugh back, laughing!

I think part of our frustration/fascination in this arena is because we’re always holding out hope that there’s a secret combination of elements that will make something that isn’t easy a little easier:

starting off with very low standards is a surefire way to ensure they’ll be met.

I’ve learned that a little readiness goes a long way when facing the elements, be they rain, or snow, or Access Hollywood.

“It’s coming, just not on your time frame.”

I’ve learned that it’s always nice to be invited to a party; there’s just no way to know ahead of time what the party will be like.

Eventually I learned that, in the beginning at least, it was better for me to be finished than to try to be perfect. I had to get out of my own way. It wasn’t that the voice in my head – the one telling me my pages weren’t good enough – went away, exactly. I just didn’t let it stop me. An important tool against self-doubt is just to ignore it. Forge ahead anyway. Just keep going, keep going, keep going.

I guess what I’m saying is, let’s keep lifting each other up.

Sometimes the idea of doing something is the most fun part, and after you go through with it, you feel deflated because you realize you’re back to looking for the next thrill. Often, waiting reveals the truth about something, and not responding to your every impulse can save you the heartache