“It will never be perfect, but perfect is overrated. Perfect is boring on live TV.”
― Bossypants
― Bossypants
“I keep my eyes on the sea, waiting to be rocketed into it on a wave of fire. I'll be ready for it to happen and that way it won't happen. It's a burden, being able to control situations with my hyper-vigilance, but its my lot in life.”
― Bossypants
― Bossypants
“A coworker at SNL dropped an angry c-bomb on me and i had the weirdest reaction. To my surprise, I blurted, "No. You don't get to call me that. My parents love me. I'm not some Adult Child of an Alcoholic that's going to take that shit.”
― Bossypants
― Bossypants
“[T]he definition of 'crazy' in show business is a woman who keeps talking even after no one wants to fuck her anymore.”
― Bossypants
― Bossypants
“MAKE STATEMENTS also applies to us women: Speak in statements instead of apologetic questions. No one wants to go to a doctor who says, “I’m going to be your surgeon? I’m here to talk to you about your procedure? I was first in my class at Johns Hopkins, so?” Make statements, with your actions and your voice.”
― Bossypants
― Bossypants
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