An actress, around 40, on television, that's where you get the most torture, I think.

You become a celebrity, not because of your work or what you do, but because you have no privacy.

Shirley MacLaine said, You're so funny, then gave me a hug. Everything went white. I couldn't hear, I couldn't see. I thought I was going to pass out

One thing I really want to explore is writing.

I don't even know if it's possible, but if it were, I'd like to make those kinds of old movies where the women were articulate and intelligent and flawed and witty.

To be able to let you know who someone is in just a couple of words, I'd have to pick the most pronounced features of a character's personality. And I always feel like I'm leaving out so many important little ones.

I’m the youngest in my family and everyone is very funny, and I was always trying to keep up with them. I just loved making people laugh.