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“The love of a parent, that connection, it's eternal.”
“When I was on 'Saturday Night Live,' all I did was work.”
“I actually went to college with Adam Sandler. He was a dramatic actor, too!”
“I just try to laugh at the little things. Like, I'm always amazed by how long it takes two kids to get dressed and out the door. Every morning I say, 'Come on! Let's go! Five minutes!' And they're still in their underwear. Or they say they're ready, but they're not wearing shoes.”
“I had to babysit a lot when I was in high school, and I missed a lot of parties. I felt this longing, like, 'Oh no, I'm going to miss meeting the love of my life at that party!' I feel like that's very Mary Katherine Gallagher.”
“Losing my mom at such a young age had a profound effect on my life.”
“My dad was a real fun guy, and despite his personal problems, he was a great father. It wasn't easy, but he did a good job of raising my sister Mary and I all by himself.”
“I've definitely read stuff that I've been offered where I've been like, 'I can't do this. I think somebody would be better in this than me.' I don't want to do something if I don't feel like I can do a good job serving the material.”
“I guess I have a positive attitude about divorce because I have some friends who've gotten divorced, and I'm like, 'Well, if it's better, then - good!'”
“I used to get painful crushes on really unavailable guys.”
“I like both movies and TV, so I don't have some big grand plan.”
“I think that, being a mother, you would do anything for your children. Their pain is your pain; if they're in pain, you feel their pain.”