The more I know about America, the better I'll be at performing American characters and American stories.

Work hard to achieve integrity in your work and your relationships with the people you work with.

I've got a swimming pool and I pretend to be like a mermaid, like in the middle of the night. It kind of de-stresses me.

There are so many glamorous actresses, but you know what? In the real world, nobody looks like that.

Been sitting at home all weekend writing for MTV Movie Awards - unfortunately MTV won't let me do my strip routine ala Magic Mike.

Even when I'm playing someone named 'Fat Amy.' I'm all about confidence and attitude.

As a kid, I never thought I'd be an actress. Never, ever, ever, no way. I was really shy - bordering on social disorder shy - and I was really academic.

For a comedienne, you have to have a little tragedy or a dark side, just not too much. Otherwise it's too disruptive.

I stay fat because it just wouldn't be fair to all the thin people if I were this good-looking, intelligent, funny, and thin. It's a public service really.

I never thought I would end up being an actress. I thought I really was going to do serious stuff like law or politics.

At school, nobody thought I was smart and I became smart. Nobody wanted to be my friend and then I had lots of friends.

Sister?” Jessie Kay scowled. “Do I really look like his sister? I clearly come from grade-A stock while his ancestors made a few poor choices along the way.

Be wise enough to forgive

There's another advantage in being poor. The doctor will cure you faster.

There is an old and very wise Native American saying: Every time you point a finger in scorn—there are three remaining fingers pointing right back at you.

Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time.

We meet no Stranger, but Ourself.

For simplicity one can think of the + class as having one extra base at some point or other in the genetic message and the - class as having one too few.

Since I wasn't consulted at the time of the creation of the world, I reserve for myself the right to have my own opinion about it.

Any society that does not succeed in tapping into the energy and creativity of its youth will be left behind.

I am stuck in the dream of an album that sells well not because of marketing, but because people like the songs.