Carol Kane

I was this extremely dramatic actress. And then, suddenly, I was doing comedy. ”

New York, to me, even though I grew up here, there's something magical about it. I remember, every time I used to go to L.A. for work, when I'd come back and get off the plane and be driving towards the landscape of the city, I'd be beside myself with joy. It doesn't matter how many times! ”

Life is very cyclical. And my career has been very-high-very-low, very-high-very-low, and I think it'll probably keep on rolling that way. ”

It's like life: you have both comedy and drama. There's a balance, and I'm lucky enough to have it in my work. ”

Work is the most nourishing thing so far in my life. ”

Buses and subways are this remarkable social club. You talk to people you wouldn't normally talk to. ”

I'm one of those people that if I go to a party, I can't remember my mother's name because I'm so nervous in a social situation. ”

I didn't know I wanted to go into entertainment, but I knew I wanted to be on stage when I was about seven. I saw a play, like most kids do, at a children's theater in Cleveland, and I just saw them up there, and I thought, 'that's where I want to be.' ”

It's hard to regulate the speed at which you can achieve something creative and emotional. ”

When I had my dogs, I used to spend a lot of time in Central Park, which is a great place to be alone among a lot of people. ”