I've actually considered going with my married name, Julia Hall, but all the paperwork.

I'm particularly fortunate to be in a position where I can bring my child to work and be able to get good child care. Not a lot of women have that.

There is sexism - I'm not denying its existence. But I'm saying that I will deny its effort against me. I just pay it no nevermind and say, 'Get out of my way.'

I have no agenda except to be funny. Neither I nor the writers profess to offer any worldly wisdom.

I dropped out of college my junior year to do saturday night live, and I didn't even consult my parents. They were very supportive because they had no choice.

I really do like to work. I will work again. But on my terms.

There is tremendous inequity in Hollywood and politics, and I would say globally it's challenging to be a woman and succeed.

If I have chocolate around, I will eat it. I love it, I love it, I love it. I like a piece every day.

Keeping a sense of humor about life. My parents divorced when I was 8, and whenever I felt down, my mom would remind me that a sense of humor gets you through just about anything.

It is, I think, harder for women. I haven't quite figured it out, and all of my women friends haven't figured it out -how the hell do you do this? How do you work and have families?

Some people can sometimes really invade your space and kind of never leave you alone.

It's ugly, but is it art?

If Christians read Holy Scripture, they will grow in the Knowledge of Christ. And be filled with the grace of God.

Art is a protest against death.

Power is at the root of the human experience. Our attitudes and beliefs--positive or negative--are all extensions of how we define and use power.

Feelings of anger, bitterness, and hate are negative. If I kept those inside me, they would spoil my body and my health. The are of no use.

England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.

My first job in NYC was playing a gig in the early nineties at CBGBs.

I disagree with the idea that modern dancers are cold or unemotional.

Not only is a good prank harmless, but, like a good story, it reveals an essential truth that would otherwise be hidden.

You cannot just keep borrowing more and more and keep spending more and more without eventually having a day of reckoning.