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

American actress and author Lauren Graham is best known for her work as Lorelai Gilmore on the hit show Gilmore Girls, and as Sarah Braverman on Parenthood. Later in her career, she became a writer, publishing her debut novel Someday, Someday, Maybe in 2013. This title was followed by Talking as Fast as I Can in 2016, In Conclusion, Don’t Worry About It in 2018, and most recently, Have I Told You This Already? Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember in 2022.

In her memoir, Talking as Fast as I Can, Graham relates her journey to Hollywood and reflects on the lessons she learned throughout her career as an actress. When she initially auditioned for Gilmore Girls and faced potential scheduling conflicts and other challenges, Graham was prepared for the worst. She writes, “My show business heart had been broken before, and I was starting to get used to it” (68). Throughout the book, Graham discusses the many rejections and redirections that changed the course of her career. Her narrative reflects her signature tenacity and provides insights into her feelings about the difficulties of the entertainment industry even as she seeks to give her readers a toolkit for overcoming hardship.