Love Quote by Julia Louis-Dreyfus

There is something almost mischievous in how Julia Louis-Dreyfus frames ambition as a polite afterthought. "My goal is, of course" announces certainty, then immediately undercuts it with a soft, almost sheepish wish: "I would love it if people liked it". The line performs a familiar dance in entertainment culture: you must want success, but you cannot look like you want it too much. Desire has to arrive wearing a cardigan.

The intent is straightforward PR - stake out optimism without tempting the gods or the commenters. Yet the subtext is sharper: she is acknowledging the absurdity of pretending not to care. Everyone involved in a show wants it to hit. Saying it plainly risks sounding crass or desperate; dressing it up as modesty reads as tasteful professionalism. Louis-Dreyfus, whose comic persona has often thrived on exposing social veneers, makes that veneer visible here. The phrase "of course" does double duty: it reassures the industry (she is invested) while winking at the audience (yes, we all know the script).

Context matters because she is not a hungry newcomer. Coming from Seinfeld and Veep, she can afford to be candid-ish. That security lets the sentence land as lightly self-aware rather than anxious. It is also a neat reminder of how fame requires constant calibration: even a powerhouse has to audition for likability, not just ratings.