When it's going well, stand-up is the best thing in the world, but when it's not, it feels like all your toes are being pulled off one by one.
Girls are supposed to be feminine and demure. Comedy isn't about that, so you just have to unlearn it. Certain women are so pretty, they can't go weird enough to be funny. You have to be willing to be ugly. I'm lucky my face can look so hideous.
We could not talk or talk forever and still find things to not talk about.
A man's ability to haggle is never a turn-on. The only thing less romantic than how much you paid is how much you saved. The last thing we want to hear is how you talked the jeweler down on our new earrings.
I've only had one dramatic role in my entire career and when I did it, I was in heaven and I thought, 'Oh my god, I'm going to get more of these.'
I've made a career of taking roles that other actresses didn't want.
Sometimes, you have no idea why something works and other times, you put so much work and effort into something and it just falls flat.
Sexual awareness is part of growing up. When you're growing up, you can't get away from sex.
I feel that when you want to seduce a man, you really need your legs. Since all my outfits were long dresses, I have to say that I really didn't feel sexy at all.
I have been able to sniff out a phony.
When people ask me what my dream role would be, I tell them that it's to play someone very dark. Very dark - like someone involved in the drug world or some other criminal venture. Maybe someone who's delusional or not all there or just not well. I really hope I can do that one day.
You can never tell what the public will think! But when something goes well and is well-received, it's a great surprise!
The thing I'm obsessed with is really great bad paintings. I have a storage locker full of them and I want to give them their own museum. You don't even know who these artists are - you can buy them at garage sales, antique stores and places like that. They're brilliant because they were done with the intention of being great, but the artist sort of made a wrong turn. Some of them are hilarious and I can't get enough of them.
I dated a guy who played bad guys in movies all the time, and I think he was just a bad guy.
I don't actually go on the Internet that much.
Hair extensions and wigs are not the same thing. Wigs are for old ladies and drag queens. Extensions are for women who want longer hair. To be safe, never bring it up if you think a woman is wearing either. No good comes of it.
I'm kind of harsher than most people.
The great thing about Jane Austen - the reason we're all still obsessed with her - is that she gets inside a woman's mind and she taps into our fantasies of wanting to be accepted and loved for who we are.
I always find the most depressing stuff most interesting.
I always date younger men. For some reason that's just the way it's gone, because younger guys have always asked me out and I accept.
I read a script and I know immediately whether that role is for me or not.
I didn't think American Pie was going to be what it was! I had a very small role and the reception I received was just crazy.
When you're making a movie, you feel like a very small part of something that you really don't have much influence upon. You roll in, you do your thing, and then you're gone.
There's definitely a psychology to making you feel important and like you're part of the game. It's a very special quality, especially with a first-time director.
When you're an actress, there are only a few times you can really get paid. One of them is doing a sequel. They can't fake you or hire another actor to play you.
