“I know a lot of sad people who aren't comedians.” — Gene Wilder Quote

I know a lot of sad people who aren't comedians.

I said something really stupid once. I told a friend that my mother was so beautiful, but my dad was ugly. My dad heard it and just laughed it off, but I felt guilty. It haunted me for years. I should never have said that.

When I was in desperate trouble for maybe eight or nine years, I went to a neuropsychiatrist.

If there's an audience, I think they're going to expect me to be funny. But what if I'm not funny? What if I fail?

Pride is not the worst of sins. In fact, it's one of the most interesting ones.

Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.

In the comedy world, there's always been one woman to five men. I think that's changing, that we're being respected more as writers and comedians.

I know a lot about Jewish comedians.

If you're showing people where it's smooth sailing, where is the joke? If you go back to any movie, even a conventional movie, with any comedians, they're either not terribly intelligent or they're not doing something well.

I was trained classically, and that's something that I want to do, but I do want to say that right now it's a good market for female comedians, and I want to explore that right now. I really do want to do dramas and meatier roles, especially film.