Penny Marshall

I'm not someone who has had to deal with much personal drama outside of the usual: growing up with parents who hated each other, two marriages and divorces of my own. There was the cancer thing, too.

I was born and raised in the Bronx and my grandfather and my brother Garry were huge Yankees fans. One of my first memories is of them listening to a game on the radio and screaming at the radio. My brother would cry when they lost, and when I was really little, I didn't know why he was crying.

I don't know one lens from another. That's not my job. It's the cinematographer's job. But I can talk to people.

The truth is that I am not a frump... I just enjoy being laid back.

Movie stars are insecure like everyone else. That's why they go into acting!

I would much rather feel comfortable and feel beautiful, than to feel uncomfortable, but look fantastic.

I wasn't like a girly girl. I was a tomboy.

I live in L.A., so I go to basketball games. But I love baseball.

It's better for me to go up against someone's passion with my passion and then clarifying something that he wrote. Then I know how to work around certain things.

In my opinion, life is more important than show business.

I'll try anything. What are they gonna do, kick me out of show business?

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.