I think the world of comedy is a relatively small community, and especially for women in comedy, there just aren't that many people involved.

There's a certain truism that you can't be self-conscious in comedy. If I'm in it and if there's a scene that has a great set-up, I will go as far as somebody will let me.

The best and most talented directors - and I think it goes for people too - are the most confident in giving room to their actors and trusting them.

Babies are born whole and then they go through experiences in life that chip away at some of that, and it becomes learned behavior.

Once you do something that people respond to, they understandably think of you in that way, and you want to work and it's fun and it's wonderful. I think a lot of people in all different fields find themselves in a moment of repeating certain beats. There's also a moment that is personally related to age as well - in whatever field you're in, you say, "Wait a minute, where am I and how did I get here? How has this changed from my original intent and what do I want to do about that now?" That's part of the process.

There's pressure to come up with something genius every time. I feel like I keep letting myself down with my Twitter posts. I have to start keeping a journal of rough drafts of prophetic ideas about the world.

Stand-up comedy is still a very male-dominated world. You look at a set list and maybe there's one woman on there.