I became immersed in the cult of improvisation. I was like one of those athletes trying to get into the Olympics. It was all about blind focus. I was so sure that I was doing exactly what I'd been put on this earth to do, and I would have done anything to make it onto that stage.

I’m not a mean person, but I have a capacity for it. I have the biting comment formed somewhere in the back of my head — like it’s in captivity. Sometimes people expect that I’m going to be tough. It’s not a bad situation. People treat you better. People are on time.

It has been said that to write is to live forever. The man who said that is dead.

My work is my work. I take my work seriously but I don't take myself too seriously.

You're not in competition with other women. You're in competition with everyone.

The thing that always fascinated me about improv is that it's basically a happy accident that you think you're initiating.

We're gonna promote freedom. Usher in democratic values and ideals. And fight terror-loving terrorists.