People always think I'm Amy Poehler, which never bothers me. I mean, Amy Poehler is great.

Well I went to New Orleans to cover the jazz festival for Trio, it's this new arts channel, it's really great.

Don't leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later; he may be with his real girlfriend.

Sometimes losing a pet is more painful than losing a human because in the case of the pet, you were not pretending to love it.

I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.

I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.

I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.

although it has been said that idle hands are the devil's workshop, when it comes to teenagers, both idle and active hands are the devil's workshop.

I like crafts that come out of poverty or necessity. There used to be hobby shops where you'd get your supplies, and then you'd use your imagination.

Don't answer the door in a wedding dress and veil, he might not think you're joking.

You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air.

One should therefore not rely on mere words, but everywhere search for the intention behind them. (121)

It is not a fragrant world.

The politics around trade has always been tough, particularly in the Democratic party, because people have memories of outsourcing and job loss.

You shouldn't let poets lie to you.

My characters are all "just people" - people you might know - and the things that happen are things that anybody might do if they lived on a freighter that spent most of its time in the Deep Dark.

I'm a new mum who spends her days making baby food and cooking for her man. And I couldn't be happier.

I can deal with fighting in the arena in Hell, but laundry and dishes put the fear of God in me.

The value of history. ..is that it teaches us what man has done and thus what man is.

Life is so extraordinary. Wonderful surprises are just around the most unexpected corners.

And what’s he then that says I play the villain?