"Turns out typecasting is a real thing."

"Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you're with somebody."

"I remember seeing 'Spinal Tap' at a young age and being like, 'That's how you perform comedy.'"

"Fred Armisen does a pretty good me."

"I can count all the ways in which being a mother has enriched my understanding of the world, of character, my sense of the future and my attachment to it. I can't imagine what kind of writer I'd be if I didn't have my kids."

"The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression."

"I think it's interesting to have a cool character not look so cool, you know?"

"My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot."