If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.
There is sexism - I'm not denying its existence. But I'm saying that I will deny its effort against me. I just pay it no nevermind and say, 'Get out of my way.'
This is an embarrassment of riches, and boy, am I happy to be embarrassed.
I really do like to work. I will work again. But on my terms.
There is tremendous inequity in Hollywood and politics, and I would say globally it's challenging to be a woman and succeed.
Keeping a sense of humor about life. My parents divorced when I was 8, and whenever I felt down, my mom would remind me that a sense of humor gets you through just about anything.
Some people can sometimes really invade your space and kind of never leave you alone.
I have no agenda except to be funny. Neither I nor the writers profess to offer any worldly wisdom.
Before computers, telephone lines and television connect us, we all share the same air, the same oceans, the same mountains and rivers. We are all equally responsible for protecting them
If I have chocolate around, I will eat it. I love it, I love it, I love it. I like a piece every day.
It is, I think, harder for women. I haven't quite figured it out, and all of my women friends haven't figured it out -how the hell do you do this? How do you work and have families?
Doing actual comedic material is just about the most joyful endeavor ever. That's the truth. The only time it's not funny is when business gets in the way.
The war and terrorism in the Middle East, the crisis of leadership in many of the oil-supply countries in the developing world, the crisis of global warming - all these are very clearly tied to energy
Anybody who is an ambitious politician would never ever aspire to a Vice Presidency. And yet, people find themselves in that position, and so, therein lies the rub.
I never go about a new project as if I'm trying ot redefine myself. I just like to work, and I'm excited by material I find challenging and - if it's a comedy - exceptionally funny.
I dropped out of college my junior year to do saturday night live, and I didn't even consult my parents. They were very supportive because they had no choice.
When I got pregnant my foot grew, but I was denying it. I've been denying it for three years
I'm not a lesbian! I hate men but I'm not a lesbian!
I guess if I wrote a book one day, it would be about hair
I’m about to enter a national ass-kicking contest. With no legs. And a massive ass.
Making a movie is a long, dull process. There's a lot of waiting around.
L.A. I could live without.
The fact of the matter is that everybody treats me pretty much as one of the boys, which I take as a great compliment
I'm not the type to cut back on hot showers, but there's no harm in hot water when it's warmed by the sun.
It's much more acceptable for men to work and father kids. There's an inherent inequality, because we want to do it all, and I don't know how we can do this all.
