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" I was a writer on '30 Rock' for six years. "

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" On '30 Rock,' the hours were really intense, and I was often on set. I'm glad I didn't have a kid then because I don't think I would have ever seen her. I would work 15-hour days, and weekends, too. "

" I played volleyball and basketball, and I did track and volleyball in college. "

" I love that feeling, that feeling of team. "

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" Ultimately, I want to direct a movie, so that's another thing, too, where I wonder what that will look like and how will I be able to manage. "

" Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, they made it cool to be funny and to be embarrassed and to look a thousand different ways and show a bunch of different areas of their lives. "

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" I was crazy poor, but I was learning and putting myself out there and getting hired to do whatever gig I could and auditioning. "

" I started writing when I was trying to be an actor, and I happened to be friends with Tina Fey, who happened to have her show '30 Rock' coming out. So Tina, who happens to be a mentor to me, gave me my slot and hired me. "

" We have a lot of depressed people in the world because they don't know what their purpose is in life. "

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" I was working at 'New Girl' when I found out there was going to be a 'Pitch' sequel. "

" I felt that a cappella was the improv world with music, where it's very serious, and there are groups and competition, and some people become famous, and there's a language we speak from one improviser to another. "

" I took a class at The Second City, and it became contagious. "

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" I have to say, my husband is a big Patriots fan. Like, a huge Patriots fan. "

" I was the runt of the family, the shortest and the smallest, so I think they perceived me as the one who was like, 'Look at me!' - just trying to get their attention and being a goofball. "

" Tell your daughters and their daughters that if they want to be a firewoman, they can be a firewoman. If they want to be an astronaut, they can be an astronaut. If they want to run their own business or run for president, they can do whatever they put their mind to. "

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" I'm a huge fan of Ace of Base. 'The Sign?' I love that song. "

" There's still only maybe three female writers or two female writers to 10 guys in any kind of writer's room. "