I wasn't allowed to watch regular television when I was growing up, only PBS, so I watched 'Masterpiece Theatre' and a lot of Jane Austen. I loved stories where the girl is attracted to a man and it looks like it's not going to work out.

When you're an actress, there are only a few times you can really get paid. One of them is doing a sequel. They can't fake you or hire another actor to play you.

I'm so lucky I got a career in my 30s because these young girls aren't allowed to have their 20s. It's all being documented.

The one thing that has helped sustain my career as an actress and a comedian is that people generally view me as fundamentally stupid.

My sense of humor has saved me more than a couple of times in my life.

I think you're born with a comedy gene, and you can't teach timing, and you can't teach satire, pathos.

Humor is such a wonderful thing, helping you realize what a fool you are but how beautiful that is at the same time.

I found, especially with stand-up, that if a premise works, you can make the joke work. If a premise doesn't work, you can't force it to.