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" I've always been optimistic. And I have a feeling that it happened because of going to all those movies with my grandmother in the '40s because there was no cynicism. "

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" Funny is funny. I dare anyone to look at Tim Conway and Harvey Korman doing the dentist sketch, which is more than 40 years old, and not scream with laughter. "

" I think the reason I was successful is that I was never cynical. "

" I loved the Kennedy Center Honors because you just sit there, smile, wave, and cry. "

" I do think there are some great female comics: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph. They're the whole ball of wax. "

" I was kind of shy as a kid. I was a pretty good student. I was a wallflower, or nerd, if you will. "

" I love to write. I have always loved writing. That was my first love. "

" Steve Martin in 'All of Me,' when he did that whole thing where he was possessed by the spirit in his body? It was brilliant. "

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" My mother was very funny. My dad had a great sense of humor. My grandmother, too. "

" Adolescence is just one big walking pimple. "

" Because nobody goes through life without a scar. "

" As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing. "

" I had a good loud voice and I wasn't afraid to be goofy or zany. "

" I'm into 'House of Cards.' 'Breaking Bad' - my God, did I binge on that! "

" When I was in college at UCLA, I took a playwriting course. I was all set to be a writer. But I had to take this acting class as a theater arts major. I had to do this scene in a one-act comedy. I just said this line, and then... this laugh happened. I thought, 'Whoa. This is a really good feeling. What have I been missing?' "

" I was raised going to the movies with my grandmother as a kid. And then I'd come home, and my best friend and I would act out the films that we saw. "

" Comedy is tragedy - plus time. "

" It all happened the way it was supposed to. I wouldn't change anything. I had such a great run. "

" I've always been able to recount things, and I have a really good memory about dialog and what people have said before and this and that. "

" When I went to New York to try and make it, I never thought it wouldn't happen. "

" Well, I don't know how astute I am, but I did want to be a journalist when I was growing up. "

" You have to really want it, and don't take it personally if you don't get a job. Because sometimes you're not the type. And sometimes it's somebody else's turn. "

" I prefer doing TV, where it can be different every time. "

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" When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go. "

" I was once asked to do my Tarzan yell at Bergdorf Goodman, and a guard burst in with a gun! Now I only do it under controlled circumstances. "

" I do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle every morning to keep the old grey matter ticking. "

" Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head. "