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" Everybody hates you when you're the best, and everybody hates you when you're the worst. "

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" I just like to keep things small and subtle and authentic, and ground everything in reality. So that is something that I feel is my strength as a director and I try to achieve as an actor. "

" I want to be a strong, safe mom who my kids also want to be around. "

" I am a single mom of three girls, and I'm getting through that. If I can get through that, I can direct a whole season of television that I star in. "

" I went from buying my own condominium and a car for myself when I was 17 on 'The Facts of Life' to not being able to pay my rent. I was at the unemployment office all the time. I had to sell my record collection just to make ends meet. And then I started getting these voice-over jobs. "

" It's a hilarious part of my past, all the sitcoms I did in the '80s. And then all the animation - animation is amazing. It's really been great. "

" I'm very influenced by documentary filmmaking and independent filmmaking, by a lot of noir and films from the '40s. Those are my favorite. And then, filmmaking from the '70s is a big influence for me. "

" For me, running a set and directing has been the most rewarding thing of my life and a happy surprise, because it was never really on my radar. "

" I've always been interested in how other people live their lives, which is why it's important to engage fully even in painful times. And out of that, I get to laugh. "

" I'm trying to keep my days very efficient, and I keep my set really tight. Every single corner is active, and everybody gets to thrive in the job that they do. I don't waste people's time. "

" The thing about women playing boys is that we're not going to age, and we're not going to go through puberty in the middle of a long-running series. "

" Literally, FX is like, 'How can we foster your vision?' My vision is pretty much taking pictures of the way I see my life. "

" I'm more of somebody who'll bend over backwards for people and, you know, wait at the back of the line until everybody's taken care of. That's really my nature. "

" My life is extraordinary because it's so normal, but it's so 'extra' for some reason. "

" I've always been kind of a mom. I was out of my house when I was 18, and my friends used to call me 'mother' and 'care unit.' "

" You can go in and out of love and still love somebody, you know? You may not like them so much on the day, but I can tell you that I don't think I've ever been so vulnerable or been so angry in my life - like, those two emotions feel so hurt or so enraged - as when you're dealing with your kids. "

" Wouldn't it be funny if I were a total nightmare? If I just shot 21-hour days and went over budget? But, you know, it's something I'm really careful about, because I am a mom, and also, I'm an actor. I'm a pleaser: I don't want to take up too much of people's time. "

" I learned so much from my life as an actor, as a kid actor through being an adult actor, and then becoming a writer and producer and doing animation. "

" You can't regulate what these kids are being exposed to on the Internet. It's so way out of control. All you can do is just try to talk to your own kids. "

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" I think, over the years, the way my daughters' friends have embraced me has definitely made my daughters appreciate me more. Of course they take me for granted because I'm the one who's there, but listen, I don't want to be 'the cool mom' who lets things get out of control.That's not my lookout. "

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" I like people to have their own reaction and their own take on things. And I don't like to shove my - what I want them to feel or think - down their throats. I like people to say, 'What was that about?' or 'Why did that happen?' And so, any reactions are welcome. "

" I want to create opportunities for women, of course. "

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" I never want to waste a frame. I always look and see what I've got. "

" Sometimes when I'm in the editing room and there's a new person there, like a music editor or a post person that I don't really know, I'm like, 'Oh, you shouldn't be in here. This is too personal - you can't watch this.' But then I'm like, hey dummy, you're about to show this to the whole world. "

" I don't like to let people know where I'm going to end up, and I don't personally like to know where I'm going. "