MAYA RUDOLPH

Without a doubt in sketch comedy there are fewer women than men.

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

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

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

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

I don't know if comedy is a male sport. I always wondered that.

I like comedy as a group sport.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

I have an equal opportunity womb!

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.

I would love it if you would come in and teach me how to really do you.

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

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

I really love laughing.

There are days when I wonder why my mom couldn't be here to see this.

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

To have your childhood dream realized is a really big deal.

I feel like I'm a drag queen.

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

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!'