If you're an actress and even one person knows your name, you're lucky.

You just can't take yourself too seriously, especially in comedy.

I don't try to intellectualize characters too much. But I always think of the audience. I always make sure that my characters are likeable.

The deeper you dig, the bigger the possibility that something could happen.

The older I get, the more I'm surprised with life. Things don't end up the way you think they will. Unbelievable and unimaginable things do happen, and then you figure out if you'll be able to step up to the plate or not.

Before, if your phone was busy, your phone was busy. You had no cell phone. Now people work 24/7, their BlackBerry keeps them busy, and e-mail - and when do they have time for other pursuits? When do they have time to be politically active?

I really appreciate and respect the audience. People pay their hard-earned money to go watch you, so I feel like it's my job to give 100,000% of myself to what I'm doing.