A biography for Judy Goldhasn’t been written yet.
“I love the vulgar. I kind of have the humor of a 17-year-old boy.”
“Women risked their lives for the right to vote. When I hear people say, 'Oh, I'm not gonna vote,' I just wanna tear their heart out.”
“Comedy is all about having a point of view, and it's also about power.”
“In America, I've been told so many times that I look 'too Jewish' that I stopped counting.”
“I try to win the love and approval of strangers, since it didn't work with my family.”
“Women are taught that if you want to be a lady, keep your opinions to yourself and be polite.”
“When I got a part in 'All American Girl,' in 1994, I remember thinking, 'Now I have a series, I'm not going to need to do standup,' but every night I'd go out afterward and get onstage somewhere.”
“I love being a Givenik Ambassador. Not only does it give me a platform to discuss my favorite charities, but I get to talk about my other favorite topic - 'The Judy Show!'”
“The fight in theatre is focus, focus, focus.”
“I'm going to be a 'Chopped' champion.”
“My mother is a tall woman - as is everyone in my family. At her prime, she stood 5 feet 9 inches, which is quite unusual for a woman born in 1922.”
“Over the years, things got so bad between my mother and I, we stopped talking to each other and started communicating by putting Ann Landers articles on the refrigerator.”
“If I wasn't true to myself, I couldn't live with myself.”
“I love standup, but not the grind of traveling and dealing with club owners.”
“My partner and I had our first son in 1996, and the office became the baby's room. Our second son was born in 2001, and the office became the kids' room.”
“I'm not selfish at all.”
“If I was married to a man, and I had the same life situation that I have, it's the perfect recipe for a sitcom.”
“I worked at Military Media, an advertising agency for military-base newspapers. Don't ask, I won't tell.”
“As scary as it was being raised by one Jewish mother, I have to feel for my kids because they have two Jewish mothers.”
“To have a job making people laugh really is the greatest thing.”