Chelsea Handler

There's times where you think, 'Gosh, what if nobody ever wants to hear what I have to say?' ”

Every time I had a book come out, I'm like, 'Is it going to be number one?' ”

I don't have a lot of shame. That doesn't mean I can't feel bad about the way someone reacts to me or about something I read about myself online. But I don't have a lot of guilt, no. I've always been this way. I'm missing a chip. ”

I remember having a conversation with my sister, saying, 'What if I don't make it? What if I'm still waiting tables when I'm 35?' I was just at the end of my rope. But I've been at the end of that rope several times. ”

I started my own business because my parents had no dowry for me, and I was worried. I ran it from their Martha Vineyard's summer house. I baby-sat for a 14-year-old boy all summer and was giving him time-outs, even though I was two years younger than him. ”

When you interview celebrities, they're so guarded so many times, they can't reveal anything. ”

There are times I felt insecure or not sure: I'm unsure of myself, or I get nervous, but nerves are good. I try and embrace all those things. I try and embrace the times where I'm not sure of myself or I'm like, 'Is this going to work? Is this going to land?' ”

I didn't become a comedian to work this hard. ”

I think pregnancy is a huge responsibility. ”