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

“I really wrote this book because getting to play the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore again made me reflect on what it had been like to play her the first time, and that made me reflect on how I got there at all, and some of the ways my life had changed in between the first and second iterations.”

This sentence outlines author Lauren Graham’s motivation for writing this book and foreshadows her intention to use her experiences of acting on the set of Gilmore Girls as a broader structure for reflecting upon her life as a whole. She also delivers an implicit promise that most of her reflections will provide new insights on her relationship to this iconic television series and how it has shaped her life and career.

“Musically, it was a great time to be a teenager.”

In the second chapter, Graham looks back fondly on being a teenager, and she makes it clear that her mental milestones from this time frame include listening to pop-culture icons of the day, such as Madonna, Michael Jackson, Wham!, and Morrissey. The Impact of Pop Culture on Graham’s outlook is first introduced in this part of the book, and this idea emphasizes the fact that she will eventually go on to become a pop-culture icon herself.

“Well, there you have it! Make sense? After all, I’ve given you the secret to everything.”

In this passage, Graham makes light of the pressure that people put on themselves to look like celebrities, and she deliberately critiques the absurdity of following arbitrary “rules” for fitting in with Hollywood’s expectations about behavior and personal appearance. Graham’s point is that, according to the press, almost everything has been deemed unhealthy to eat at one time or another.