This quote from Julia Louis-Dreyfus suggests that impressionism runs in her household's bloodline, as even her excellent grandma was understood for doing impressions. Impressionism describes the capability to depict someone or something through imitation, typically humorously. It is possible that Louis-Dreyfus acquired this talent and skill from her familial background, which may have contributed to her success as a starlet and comedian. This quote highlights the value of passion and skill running in families, and how something as relatively easy as doing impressions can be an inherited talent. It also suggests that Louis-Dreyfus values her family's creative traditions and takes pride in them.
"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization"
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
