The intention is to make people laugh, to make people happy. It's unselfish, it's in the service of others, and as a comedian you are making yourself vulnerable in order to make others happy. And it has a transformative power.

That notion that we're in the post-racism, post-sexism world is so not true.

Interventions are really emotionally exhausting and I would never ever want to have one. In the same way, I would never want to have a surprise birthday party. That would be horrible.

I'm lucky that I have good genetics. Like you said, it just gets better as I get older.

A lot of the actresses who were around when I started, I don't know where they are. Comics stick around.

Why can't all different types of women be considered beautiful? Why can't we can't we all be considered possible love interests?

You have to constantly recreate yourself in show business, which is a very fast thing, especially now with the tremendous speed of social media. There are so many personalities, so many different kinds of comedy that you can access, so it’s definitely important to stake your claim and say who you are.