Quotes

I'm not jealous over the success of The Simpsons (1989). Not at all. They used to appear for 30 seconds in the middle of my show. Maybe they'll let me appear for 30 seconds in the middle of their show.

After spending two months in France where the air is great, I genuinely noticed how ill I felt returning to Los Angeles. The way we're going, if they keep building and building, there will be no space any more.

As I get older, I just prefer to knit.

As you get older, you realize it's work. It's that fine line between love and companionship. But passionate love? I'd love to know how to make that last.

Chic is the character my family least likes to see me as. It is the most uncomfortable make-up. The beard is vile. It's made of yak hair and itches horribly.

A lot of stand-up comedy is embarrassing: too many idiots doing it in orange neckties against brick walls. I find most sitcoms embarrassing too, because they seem so forced.

I am not fearful. There's no point.

I did a crap impersonation of J.K. Rowling a few years ago. Sorry, J.K.. Can this apology put me on a casting list for your next mega-franchise?

I have no neck.

[on her best kiss] Kevin Kline in I Love You to Death (1990). He trained at Juilliard, so is technically brilliant.

I judge people too quickly. I think I'm so bloody smart, and I'm not. Well, sometimes I am.