I'd rather be like Odysseus than someone who was handed everything.

I have such a rich fantasy life, I can't help it. I do make up a lot of romantic stories in my head.

Of course, everyone wants to be mythologized in a great way.

If I'm going to be a mess, I might as well be a hot mess, right?

I think a lot of people compare female writers or female comedians to each other in a way that men are not. Male comedy writers are not scrutinized.

Growing up, I remember my parents feeling a little wary of 'The Simpsons.' This was the late eighties, and there was a wave of articles about TV shows that were bad for America. Then we all started watching it and loved it.

I know a lot of people think of me and they like, oh that girl is really sexy, that girl is really put together, she would never do something as unladylike as a beet eating competition.