“I've learned to recognize that I'm in certain rooms for a reason, and ...” — Maria Taylor Quote

“I've learned to recognize that I'm in certain rooms for a reason, and I've learned - if I have an opinion or something I want to say - to say those things and not feel afraid about it.”

“I remember when I used to go to coaches' meetings and stuff like that and I would never say anything - I would just sit in a corner and sometimes coaches wouldn't even shake my hand.”

“I think it's so important as a woman, and especially as a minority, to lift as you climb. So having people shadow you or mentoring people - that's important to me.”

“I am very lucky to have the opportunity to tour and play my songs in rooms full of people that are coming to hear them.”

“Writers' rooms are terrifying. You take someone whose never done this before, and this is their life's dream that is about to happen or not about to happen - that is an amazing amount of pressure to have.”

“I find it pressurising coming to the Voodoo Rooms to do my hour of comedy.”