When I was a kid, I wanted to be serious, like Daniel Day-Lewis. No one really dreams of being a comic actor, do they? Now I realise how stupid that is - and it's because comic acting isn't taken seriously enough. It's a discipline. You know instantly - either you're funny and getting the laughs, or you're not.

What I think improv is great for is making dialogue more natural.

The bottom line is that female writers aren't being given enough opportunities by male producers.

All of this talk of recession offends me. I am delighted that bankers have less money.

I guess I'm an atheist. But I would say I have very good relationships with the priests that I grew up with. I was an altar boy growing up, and the men of God in my life have always been really lovely, intelligent, well-informed, kind men. So I feel very loyal to their beliefs as much as anything else.

Hey, I think comic actors are the best actors.

I'm more like a spoon symbol. I think women just want to spoon me.