[On lightweight movies:] Fun movies. They were never meant to cure cancer, only to take away the mind.

I won once [an Oscar]. So it can't be that racist.

[On her monologue as the thief 'Fontaine':] People always got things. People always want things. So I provide a service.

Thank you, God, because I am lucky. Also let's face it, it turns out I'm black. And I'm having a career quite different from lots of people, so I feel doubly lucky.

If you're willing to stand for what you believe in ... you won't need advice from me, because you will be able to handle whatever comes.

If I was doing a talk show, I would do the kind of show that comes on just once a month, with amazing guests.

When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.