Sometimes '30 Rock' was a struggle because I'd be doing the show and still be doing stand-up full-time.
For my stand-up, I always have my notebook with me and if something strikes me, I'll write it down.
As ecstatic as I was at the birth of my daughter, I felt selfish bringing her, and later my son, into our screwed-up world.
To be honest, I've never been a huge fan of American soap operas. I grew up Spanish, so I grew up watching a lot of novellas.
Failure is when you give up. A real winner is someone that doesn't give up, even when it feels like they are losing.
I'm so patriotic, I think every British kid should have a chance to grow up to be our head of state.
The US head of state grew up on food stamps. The British head of state grew up on the postage stamps.
If you think black people have a motivation problem, open up a Wal-Mart and advertise a thousand jobs. Watch 5,000 people show up.
When I was growing up, I was really into 'Rent' and I actually slept on the street in New York all night to get to sit in the first few rows for it.
I was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though.
I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's why I was out the door as soon as I turned 18.
If you have something to say then you want someone to pay attention or at least to have the opportunity for them to tell you to shut up and go away.
When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count.
Army Officer: Mr. Singer. What an appropriate name for a man who can't shut up.
Growing up, sports was my outlet, my way to portray a personality. I was very shy around people but, through sports, something I was good at, I was able to make friends.
The openness of rural Nebraska certainly influenced me. That openness, in a way, fosters the imagination. But growing up, Lincoln wasn't a small town. It was a college town. It had record stores and was a liberal place.
Bruce Wayne: You're a real nice girl, and I like you a lot, but right now, shut up.
Artists are the people that no matter what, pick up the pen, pick up a paintbrush. They take the time to translate what is happening to create something that resonates deeply with the rest of the people that are caught in the middle of their own real...
The word of the mouth is a very powerful thing and you can say something about someone that is not necessarily true, but people will believe it and it will become a constant reminder and every time that your name is bought up, that will come up.
I have a two-story house and a bad memory, so I'm up and down those stairs all the time. That's my exercise.
I'm the only United States Senator in the country that I'm aware of that's had the far left up on TV and the far right up on TV against me at the same time.
