My parents were supportive of my creativity but did not have a lot of patience for whimsy with zero production value. They had stuff to do.

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.

Skinny foodie, get away from me.

When I was growing up, I didn't do plays in downtown Boston, and my parents weren't putting me in auditions. They never thought, Oh, she has a gift! They never thought of me as an entertainer when I was a young kid.

My mother is more of an adviser. I followed everything she did when I was younger, because I looked up to her so much.

I hate gowns. It's a rare gown indeed that is cool. Most are elegant or whatever, a quality I don't put a big premium on.

There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.