We need to stop telling girls they can be anything they want when they grow up. Because it would have never occurred to them that they couldn't.

I'm a very ritualistic person. I have to wash my face twice, and on the second wash before I rinse, I brush my teeth, then I rinse, then I floss, then I put on moisturizer. I'm ritualistic. Jewishness is very ritualistic.

In the '80s especially, a lot of comedians felt compelled to stick with what made them famous and those people became caricatures.

Comics who grew up surviving their childhood by being able to be the first one to make the joke about their weight or their hairy arms - like me - whatever they're insecure about, whatever they're apologizing for, that becomes their strength.

I like talking about things that are taboo, because it makes them not taboo anymore.

I still have highs and lows, maybe I don't cry salty tears as much.

You want the actors to disappear into roles and stay under the radar, and that gets harder when someone is known for their actual personality, or who they seem to be.