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I was doing chemistry in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. It was the first time I'd lived alone, and I had an epiphany while I was spending a lot of time watching TV and decided I wanted try acting.
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I started when Chris Rock did 'Bigger & Blacker.' I used to watch that before I went onstage as inspiration to get hype, but I noticed I started taking on his cadence and talking like him. I was also doing the New York-style comedy thing, which was angry and annoyed. I was creating a persona instead of trying to embrace my own.
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I moved here in 1997. It's 20 years later, and I finally feel like I'm in this business. I feel like I could call my manager if I wanted to set up a meeting to pitch something and actually get it done, based on my history and the work I've done. I can't say that I felt that way five years ago.
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When it comes to this business and becoming a comedy superstar, I've never really thought about things holding me back. I think about what to do to go the next place. Comedy now isn't the only thing for me.
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The first time I went to the Emmys was amazing. I had someone make me a dress - like, made for me.
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I met Robert Redford at the Golden Globes because he stepped on my foot. He stepped on my foot as he was walking by, and he was like, 'Oh, I'm so sorry!' And I was like, 'It's all right. Robert Redford can step on my foot.'
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Growing up in Jersey makes you a little bit ballsier, a little more outspoken.
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Once the writers got to know the actors, they would include certain things - personality-wise - for the characters because they knew you liked that sort of thing.
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Handbags, dude. It's all about the handbags. I have quite a few purses that I spend a good deal of money on - that's my jam.
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I love a lot of television and live-tweet a lot of TV.
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All the people I looked up to - Roseanne, Tim Allen, and Jerry Seinfeld - were stand-up comedians who used humor to get TV shows. I'm on TV now, and I'm working towards getting my own show.
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I'm a big girl, so I want somebody that's going to make me look a little bit smaller.
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