I'm an actor and a writer and a showrunner and I edit my show. ... I have a job that three people usually have, and I have it in one person. And the idea that the critic thought that I had this excess of time for which I could go to, like, panels or write essays was just so laughable to me.

I am always surprised at what movie studios think people will want to see. I'm even more surprised at how often they are correct.

You should know I disagree with a lot of traditional advice. For instance, they say the best revenge is living well. I say it’s acid in the face—who will love them now?

In my mind, the sexiest thing in the world is the feeling that you’re wanted.

He was so popular you could barely look at him without being blinded by cool.

Why didn’t you talk about whether women are funny or not? I just felt that by commenting on that in any real way, it would be tacit approval of it as a legitimate debate, which it isn’t.

Everyone has a moment when they discover they love Amy Poehler.