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" It's not about having luck; it's about putting yourself in a position of luck. "

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

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

" It's interesting: when you're kind of 'known' for being a writer, people don't think you've done anything else. "

" I was in relays for track where you just bonded with all these different kinds of personalities who were coming together for this one common goal of beating a rival team. "

" I ran track in college. And that team, that all-lady team that I was on, I can remember just being so incredibly sad that I knew we were all going to leave each other after we graduated and that our lives would change. And even though I was the bridesmaid at all their weddings and stuff like that, it's just not the same, right? "

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" I was like, 'I have to start writing for myself, to show people what I can do and what my point of view is.' "

" I feel like the guilds are, just to be frank, people I pay money to. "

" Tina Fey is my mentor, whether she likes it or not. "

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" I loved all the people involved with '30 Rock.' "

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

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

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" We're big 'Game of Thrones' fans, so we call our house King's Landing. I have a studio apartment above our garage that we call Winterfell. I go to Winterfell to write. "

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

" 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 wake up around seven, and I give my daughter breakfast. I spend the first hour or two of her day with her. "

" I didn't set out to write some female-empowering movie; I just wanted to write a funny college comedy. "

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" 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. "

" 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 was auditioning a lot in L.A., and I was actually getting called back a lot for sitcoms. But I wasn't getting jobs. I even tested for 'Saturday Night Live' and didn't get that. "

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