People seldom get the right platform or direction. I have seen a lot of people who did not get the right place to showcase their talent.

I always like to give and present my actors in a different look.

It irritates me to see people aping superstars.

I am uncomfortable judging people, as we - members of the film fraternity - are judged more than anybody else.

It is hard enough to be good at all, but to be good in comedy speaks for your character.

There are a hell of a lot of jobs that are scarier than live comedy. Like standing in the operating room when a guy's heart stops, and you're the one who has to fix it!

My own life is wonderful, but if I had to live the life of someone else, I'd gladly choose that of Julia Child or Dr. Seuss: two outrageously original people, each of whom fashioned an idiosyncratic wisdom, passion for life, and sense of humor into an art form that anyone and everyone could savor.

The sassy black woman who can land a good joke was sort of my go-to audition. Or playing a struggling mother.