 And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike. |
| I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real. |
| I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place. |
| I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm. |
| I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance. |
| A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh. |
| Men don't hear women. |
| If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it. |
| If something stinks, I say it stinks. But I try to massage it a little and not be as cutting, come behind it with a joke: Hey, I cut you deep, but now let me put a couple of stitches in you. |
| Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire. |
| Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going. |
| It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians. |
| I'm here today because I hated everything else. |
| Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do. |
| What drives the creative person is that we see it all. |
| If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too. |
| I guess because of my act, people think that I say things they want to say, and that they can just come up and say anything to me. |
| Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science. |
| It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes. |
| Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it. |
