Janeane Garofalo

“I'm a walker. I enjoy walking, which I think psychologically expresses my feelings of wanting liberation without exerting myself too much.”

“I'm not a cook. I like to watch the Food Network, but I don't like to cook.”

“I would prefer to be well-liked in any and all situations.”

“I remember the old Times Square from when I was younger, and there was a seedy thrill to it. Some of that is gone, which I have a little bit of nostalgia for.”

“People think that you are a nasty, selfish person if you don`t want to have children.”

“I don't understand why, in entertainment, the hours are as long as they are. It seems like everything takes forever, and no one can tell you why exactly.”

“I was thrilled to work opposite Carl Reiner and Robert De Niro. Mr. Reiner was very chatty and delightful, but I learned that if you want Robert De Niro to like you, don't speak at all, and he'll be friendly to you.”

“I don't really have funny things to say about politics. I wish I did, but I don't.”

“For my stand-up, I always have my notebook with me and if something strikes me, I'll write it down.”

“I say at this point, for different reasons, Bush and Hussein are both very threatening to world peace and to deny that is to be incredibly naive.”

“I would say just in general, in life, I'm more willing to be animated as a person, and so obviously onstage as well.”

“You know, there's nothing more interesting than seeing a bunch of racists become confused and angry at a speech they're not quite certain what he's saying.”

“I don't have a good work ethic. I have a real casual relationship with hours.”

“I don't think Hollywood was trying to do anything with me. In fact, they lost interest pretty quick. I think I got lucky, briefly, in the '90s, and it just so happened that those movies were the opportunities that came my way. Then it just kind of stopped.”

“I think I failed miserably on NewsRadio. I was very nervous because of the caliber of the cast - especially Dave Foley - so I think I did a terrible job.”

“If you aren't overly effusive or really nicey-nice with the press, you get a reputation for being outspoken or difficult.”

“The world would be better off with multiple superpowers. When Communist USSR was a superpower, the world was better off.”

“Sometimes people say I'm a political comedian, which, actually I'm not. I'm a comedian who sometimes discusses politics, culture - again, the word 'politics' to me is just life.”

“You know, I've had Botox. The woman who does it is very good, obviously. Very conservative.”

“I mostly get takeout, I have to admit - I don't know if that's something to be ashamed of. I'm not much of a cook.”