Quotes by Maya Rudolph

About Maya Rudolph:

Maya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress and comedian. She rose to prominence on the NBC television show Saturday Night Live, where she was a cast member from 2000 to 2007. She has also starred in films such as Idiocracy (2006), Away We Go (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), and Grown Ups 2 (2013). She starred as Ava Alexander in the NBC sitcom Up All Night from 2011 to 2013. The Maya Rudolph Show, a variety show television pilot, aired on May 19, 2014.
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To have your childhood dream realized is a really big deal.

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I feel like I come from a smaller off shoot of black people because I am mixed. People say I'm African American but that doesn't include the other half of me.

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No, no, no. Your accent is so beautiful.

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I was a loud child, and if my mother sang to me, I would be quiet.

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To grow up with the loss of your mother is a scar that never goes away.

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I have an equal opportunity womb!

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Lord knows I had what you could call many fashion Don'ts in my day.

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I still have a fantasy of being a musician when I grow up.

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I've been writing joke songs since I was a kid and it served me well at S.N.L. I can write those in my sleep. In fact, I have.

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I feel like I'm a drag queen.

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I get anxious. That lovely Jewish guilt that comes with ancestry.

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I've met people who are baffled by children, as though they were never children themselves.

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I think that people who don't like kids are awful people.

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I never thought I'd get a chance to do what I'm doing. It's such a dream.

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I've never set out to write a funny movie or be a funny comedian as a woman. I am a woman. I don't really have a choice in the matter. My goal is just to be funny.

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Before I had children, everything about my life was devoted to Saturday Night Live.

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Most of my life I didn't feel very normal. There's definitely been some moments where I feel like, all right, I've finally graduated and I'm a normal lady.

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You don't want to be the first person to tell your 5-year-old, like, 'You're going to have a life filled with disappointments and letdowns - enjoy!'

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If my time with my kids is shorter than it was yesterday, it's better than nothing.

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I learned the enormous power of writing for yourself, especially now that people seem to be receptive to the fact that women can write.

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Author Bio

  • NameMaya Rudolph
  • DescriptionAmerican comedic actress
  • AliasesMaya Khabira Rudolph
  • BornJuly 27, 1972
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Actor; Musician