I always felt that I was more of an actress than a - I can't tell a joke to save my soul, but that I was a comedic actress.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.

Before you go to bed, write down three 'gratefuls' for the day and three 'did wells' (they can even include something as simple as doing the laundry)-the results can be amazing!

It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.

You have to have faith that there is a reason you go through certain things. I can't say I'm glad to go through pain, but in a way one must, in order to gain courage and really feel joy.

If someone tells you that you cannot do something and you believe it, they are right.

It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others.

It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers.

No one ever said life was fair. Just Eventful.

Comedy is tragedy plus time.

If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night.

Genius by birth, Bipolar by design

Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that.

This morning I deleted the hyphen from "hell-bound" and made it one word; this afternoon I redivided it and restored the hyphen.

I learned a little of beauty - enough to know that it had nothing to do with truth.

Perhaps the most serious complaint you could make about Bach is that he has every quality of humanity except imperfection.

As artists we are here to make you uncomfortable with the complexity of your reality.

There is no more powerful weapon for change than honesty.

Your stew, so long deferred, stands finally extra causas. Greet it as your fellow creature. It is as deliciously unnecessary as you are.

Casting is 50% of your task. If you cast well, you're halfway through.