My career is as an actress. I am an actress playing a comedienne.
I'm basically an actress, not a comedienne, and if something comes along that appeals to me, I'll do it.
When I was doing comedy in New York, before I was in movies, I was never known as the deadpan actress. I was just a comedienne.
As an actress and comedienne, I'm a huge fan of he theatre and the Tricycle in Kilburn is my favourite in London. I dragged my kids to a performance of 'Twelfth Night' there, where they handed out pizza. Who knew that all it takes to get children interested in Shakespeare is a snack?
I sort of consider myself a comedic actress, not a comedienne. I think it's different. You know, I'm not a stand-up or anything, but playing into comedic situations is sort of where, I think, my strength lies.
Bette Davis taught Hollywood to follow an actress instead of the actress following the camera, and she's probably the best movie actress there's ever been.
Two of an actress's greatest assets are love and pain. A great actress, even a good actress, must have plenty of both in her life.
Becoming a comedienne was my way of adjusting to puberty.
Lucille was a darling lady. Probably the finest comedienne in the business.
I'm a light comedienne; that's really where I live the most often.
I'm a light comedienne, that's really where I live the most often.
I think I'm a better comedic actress than I am a dramatic actress, but everybody believes I'm this dramatic actress and I'll take it.
I was a dedicated, boring student. The last thing I wanted was to be a comedienne.
My friends always said that I should be a comedienne - I was named my class clown.
I became a stand-up comedienne because I had a sit-down husband.
As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing.