It’s funny, there are so many women who are former executives and have taken all that stress and anxiety and transferred it onto their kids..

You know, once somebody knows you can sing Elphaba, it's like being able to sing Evita - people shut up about it already..

I'm not a standup, but I play one on TV..

I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college..

I'm a liberal inside a liberal's body..

I'm very social, and in a place like New York, even if you're alone on the subway, you never feel lonely..

I actually like character work, so for me, generally speaking, I enjoy it. It's a little bit more of a comfortable suit you put back on. You can expl….

I'm pretty earthy; I nursed forever because I liked it and my kids liked it, but at the same time I'm very laissez-faire about stuff like bedtimes an….

I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery..

I like playing the same person over and over again. I've done shows for over a year on Broadway, and I never get bored..

I was inspired more by early Bette Midler. I do wear a fancy dress and very high heels - and extra high hair. My goal is to obliterate all earnestnes….

I love people who try to keep the world in control - because the world is inherently not in control..

Writers tend to hate recurring characters; there's this writer snob thing about it. But I don't have that. I feel like the challenge is always to fin….

I played Liddy Dole last year and met her as well. From the artful way she phrased it, I still don't know if she had actually seen me play her. She m….

I'm married but the special man is my dog, Henry..

I always tried not to be too mean, but my problem is that the people I tend to find hilarious don't usually have senses of humor. So interacting with….

It's fun to watch a true-blue movie star at work. They're really unbelievably charismatic. They understand camera angles..

I'm friends with a lot of actresses, but my 'SNL' friends are my closest. The experience of working there is something of a battleground, a great one….

I like anything with a live audience. I love sitcom work. I hope it comes back in fashion because I really love it. I love single-camera work, too, b….

I've always lived in a city..

Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door..