Catherine O'Hara

“I lived in L.A. for a few months. It seemed like no one there had parents. Or if they did have parents, they would deny it.”

“As a teenager, I loved 'The Carol Burnett Show' and 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,' and I lived to watch 'Monty Python.'”

“I guess the more women are present and out there in life, the more their stories will be told. I don't know. Their stories have always been told on Lifetime.”

“There are more and more women writing. And there are more and more good male writers who are writing and who learned and decided it's worth writing for women.”

“If you have a great script and great dialogue, you don't need to improvise.”

“When you're writing, you're putting thought into what you want to express, and then you come up with it - it comes to you. When you're improvising, it's the same thing. You're writing. You just say it out loud right then, instead of saying, 'You think this might work?'”

“Insecurity is such a waste of time.”

“Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are so cool together.”

“I'm pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart and I believe in family. I also have a basic belief that God takes care of me. I believe in prayer, even though I'm not that religious. I just have that foundation from my family. I mean when you think that you're just a human being and one of God's creatures, you can't take anything that seriously.”

“I think one of the sexiest things a couple can share is laughing.”

“I mean, I knew I wanted to do this kind of thing in school, but to actually have somebody that would bring you into that world, that was really exciting, you know?”

“From November through December, 'tis the season for 'Home Alone!'”

“Everybody in my family's funny. Being funny was highly encouraged in our family, I think.”

“To this day, I've found that it doesn't matter what a guy looks like if he's really funny. His sense of humor makes him attractive. On the other hand, you don't hear men saying, 'No she's not pretty, but is she ever funny!'”

“I've met people whose accents have nothing to do with where they were born or raised - they want to reinvent themselves.”

“I'm drawn to playing characters who are terribly flawed and have no idea about it.”

“I think the success of my work stems from being truthful.”

“I'm afraid of needles, except acupuncture needles.”

“I wouldn't mind spending a little more time and effort and money on good skin care. And I'm sure they'll come out with, as they are doing, with more and more treatments that are noninvasive and healthy ways to keep your face looking as good as it can.”

“I think everyone is born with humor, but your life can beat it out of you, sadly, or you can be lucky enough to grow up in it.”