“The only thing I liked about Christmas as a kid was the gifts; otherwi...” — Lake Bell Quote

“The only thing I liked about Christmas as a kid was the gifts; otherwise, it just seemed like a stressful time.”

“'In A World...' changed my life a thousand per cent. I feel thankful that something I believed in so much - I love dialect, so I dedicated five years of my life to making a film about it - yielded such rewards. It led to 'Man Up,' as well as 'No Escape,' which comes out later this year... two movies where I am the female lead.”

“I think the key to a great romcom is to not fight against the genre. The trend more recently has been to apologise or be snarky, so it's an anti-romcom. Just lean in and embrace the fact it's a love story, and it's funny, and it's light. It can still be uber-smart and deal with zeitgeist issues.”

“Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in.”

“I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.”

“Everybody loves a good Christmas song if you do it right.”