My comedy does not come from a place of deep cynicism, and I tend to play characters who are naive in some way.

You have to be willing to accept the idea that people may think you're stupid.

The hardest thing in my industry is longevity, getting your next job. It's hard to get the first job, but it's so much harder to get the sixth or seventh as a woman.

Hollywood studio executives don't recognize the value of female performers as much as male performers.

I was never the class clown or anything like that. When I was growing up and doing theatre in Seattle I was always doing very dramatic work... Now I can’t get a dramatic role to save my life!

I don't know what I'm doing as a parent at all.

The eyes are the nipples of the face.