work Quotes

"Anyone who has the kind of inventive and inspired comic sensibility to be able to do that kind of work must be pretty talented."

"I think the days of putting your feet up when you're pregnant are long gone. Women who are nine months pregnant now have to work till the bitter end - they don't get to be on TV."

"If your career is a bad boyfriend, it is healthy to remember you can always leave and go sleep with somebody else."

"Both conservatives and liberals watch 'Parks and Recreation,' and they each think the show is for them, which is really cool. 'SNL' was totally different. It was exciting because everyone was paying attention. Political humor works when people know what... ...

"It's not communism, it's shouldn't be that everybody gets a try no matter how good or bad they are. It's our profession and our art, so we should eventually strive to be working with the best people."

"Ang Lee's been nominated for best director for "Life of Pi," which is what I'm going to call the six weeks after I take this dress off."

"Do work that you are proud of with your talented friends."

"Rooting for other people's failure does get in the way of your success."

"Your career and your passion don't always match up. Plenty of talented people don't have the careers they want. Plenty of untalented people make millions and make movies. There is a difference between determination and talent."

"I worked at an ice cream parlor called Chadwicks. We wore old-timey outfits and had to bang a drum, play a kazoo, and sing 'Happy Birthday' to people while giving them free birthday sundaes. Lots of ice cream scooping and... ...