The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I was in, which was acting, singing and dancing.

I don't plan to grow old gracefully. I plan to have face-lifts until my ears meet.

You are always trying to please people before you get to the public whenever you do anything that requires a corporate body to sanction it.

Stand-up is my favorite thing I've ever done. There's so much independence.

How to do half-hour comedy innovatively is something I do pride myself on. We invented it with 'I Love Lucy.'

The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense.

I think everyone is born with humor, but your life can beat it out of you, sadly, or you can be lucky enough to grow up in it.

I really love middle-grade. Middle-grade books have a little more of a magical, light-hearted feel. You can be a little bit more quirky, you can have a little more humor. It doesn't get so dark and deep.