I spent so many summers and New Years and fun times in New Orleans. It was always a place where I felt I could go and actually let go and enjoy the spirit of something.

Everything in large doses is gonna kill you. Even happiness.

I was able to say to everyone, 'Would you be willing to take a role that you've cherished and worked on for a long time and change it to female?' And there was not any hesitation, which was a real win. That hopefully shows a shift in the climate for women in film, although we still have some climbing to do.

She says that beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most.

Comedy is wonderful when you really nail it and you hear people laughing, but it's not always that easy.

Fame means when your computer modem is broken, the repair guy comes out to your house a little faster.

I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make.