A biography for Penny Marshallhasn’t been written yet.
“You had to learn at a certain age what sarcasm is, you know?”
“Once I commit to something, I complete it. If I say 'no,' I mean 'no.' I just have to learn how to say 'no' more.”
“My brother and sister were much older. They were planned. I was not planned for. I was called the mistake, amongst other things.”
“I live in L.A., so I go to basketball games. But I love baseball.”
“I'm not a hockey fan. I'm not a golf fan.”
“I'm very happy to watch a video at home with a friend rather than do dinner.”
“I do talk like a truck driver sometimes, or I curse. What can I say?”
“My family is well, and that's what's important.”
“People who text a lot are not my favorite thing.”
“The truth is that I am not a frump... I just enjoy being laid back.”
“Look at YouTube, how many talented people there are. It's a whole new world of how to express yourself. I don't know how to work that world, but take advantage of it.”
“I like arts and crafts.”
“I have a good support system of friends and family.”
“I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity.”
“I'll try anything. What are they gonna do, kick me out of show business?”
“When I'm working, I'm obsessively working.”
“I'm not someone who has had to deal with much personal drama outside of the usual: growing up with parents who hated each other, two marriages and divorces of my own. There was the cancer thing, too.”
“My mother was pretty nuts, but she was also a character.”
“In my opinion, life is more important than show business.”
“I wish I could sing better.”