Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but very few women are the lead in a drama.

Yeah, even a black comedy. Where it's a little eerie. I'd love to do that. But there are about three really fabulous ones on the air now and I don't know if I can do any better than that. I'd like to sort of forge new ground.

In fact I have nightmares about having children. I want to carry a baby and feel the life within me and in my dream, I do. But every time after it's born, there's this incredible fear, this pounding pulse of fear. It's a real bad nightmare.

They say that Madison Avenue will only pay high dollars in advertising if they get the 18-35 age range.

I think Shakespeare had a lot to contribute with his understanding of the human condition.

I think, on the whole, men are much more shallow than women.

When people have asked me in the past if I'm gay, I've said "I'm not gay, but I'm festive."