It's such a tough business. And once people see you a certain way, it's really hard for them to change their minds about you.
The real heart of comedy is uncovering a truth about yourself or about the world that you didn't see.
I've always sort of felt like I was from another time. The '70s is more my vibe. The clothes fit me better.
I have the personality where, although my ego can be healthy, sometimes I also feel like people won't remember me, or they won't know who I am.
As an actor, these kinds of big-comedic-centerpiece characters is just one thing that I love to do.
I'm not nearly as brave and confident in some of the ways that I think stand-ups are.
I was playing a lot of bigger, sort-of-comedic characters in slightly heightened realities, and it had been so fun and fulfilling for a long time. But it got to a point where I just felt like I didn't have that in me anymore.
You know what no one tells you about driving a truck? You are driving a truck. There are only side mirrors, and it does not handle like a Prius.
I think 'Nick and Norah' was a huge deal for me. It was my first foray into the studio world, and that character was such a gift.
As an actor, there's no faking it.
Sometimes you can fall into bad habits on film or rest on your laurels, and you can't do that in theater. I think it's such a useful tool as a person and as an actor to go back and forth between those two mediums.
Henry Winkler is the most lovable man. He is like everybody's favorite grandfather.
Women care about their friends.
It is mind-boggling to me that there are so few movies about female friendship, considering women make up half the movie-going population.
When I was a kid, I did dial the 900 numbers out of curiosity, but I was such a goodie-two-shoes that I immediately hung up because I didn't want it showing up on the bill.
I've been really interested and inspired by Nan Goldin, the photographer.
At the end of the day, if you're an actor, you want to act. And it's not something you can do in the living room alone. If you're a painter, you can paint at home. If you write music, you can write on your own.
More and more, people probably associate me in this world of comedy and these confident, brassy, big ladies, which I love, but my insides and who I feel like internally and the kind of work that I hope to continue doing feels very different from that.
I've been calling myself 'just an actor' since I was 6 years old. That's a long time.
The truth is, there are so few female roles in movies. That's really limiting. As an actor, you wanna be able to sink your teeth into something. You don't want to just be the best friend. You don't want to just be the girlfriend.
