I can't say I based [Carla] on anybody I knew. She was so foulmouthed and mean, just said what was on her mind. So I guess Carla is somebody I always wished I could be at the right moment, the one who always has the perfect comeback.
Shelley LongEveryone wants the two characters to be together, but then once they are, it's not that much fun.
Shelley LongIn a real relationship, you take two steps forward, one step back. So just because we take two steps forward and get all the benefit from that doesn't mean we can't go back or to the side.
Shelley LongIn television, and especially in a situation comedy, you kind of play yourself, or at least the essence of yourself.
Shelley Long