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My brother and I loved 'ThunderCats' and Robin Williams coming out of an egg in 'Mork & Mindy.' At the time, I thought it was funny, but looking back, it was a crazy concept! ”
It's funny, but I never knew I was hot or could be beautiful until I saw 'Basic Instinct,' and I was so shocked when I saw how pretty they made me. ”
The most fun I ever had on a movie was working with Albert Brooks. He's the caviar of comedy. I mean, nobody's funnier; nobody is smarter than Albert Brooks. ”
Bridget Jones' is meant to be a funny night out, but with emotional truth. I wanted to make it a classic that you can pick up in 10 years and not cringe over. ”
I think the best comedy is tragicomic. Yeah, I suppose if you were to look at everything I've done, there is a bit of a black streak through all of it. It's not deliberate: it's what makes me laugh, and there's a fine tradition of it, especially in Ireland. ”
I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting. ”
There are lots of actors, and you need a way to stand out. Writing comedy sketches was a way of doing that. ”
I think that's important to women in comedy, that we get a lot of the good lines and you're not just the girlfriend or the sister. ”
Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but very few women are the lead in a drama. ”
You know what I would really like to do? I'd like to do a half hour drama with comedy in it. ”