"It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes."

"Men don't hear women."

"Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire."

"A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh."

"I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy."

"I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business."

"It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians."

"But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking."

"Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going."

"In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression."

"I guess because of my act, people think that I say things they want to say, and that they can just come up and say anything to me."

"I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up."

"If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too."

"Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do."

"If something stinks, I say it stinks. But I try to massage it a little and not be as cutting, come behind it with a joke: Hey, I cut you deep, but now let me put a couple of stitches in you."

"I'm really funny now."

"Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it."

"Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science."

"Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal."

"But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that."

"And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike."

"It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people."

"I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom."

"I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place."

"I'm here today because I hated everything else."

"I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real."

"I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm."

"I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance."

"If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it."