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Marriage feels like an industry with catering and really expensive bands.

In college, I had a lot of friends who were writers and wanted to be writers and I felt intimidated by it. I just didn't know if I had any gift or voice and I had no confidence about it.

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You know, I grew up on romantic comedies, and it's hard to find a new way to tell that story.

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I took a Groundlings class in my 20s, and I was terrible. They didn't even pass me to the next level.

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For the most part, having more money and more fame make your life harder. It just does. I've seen it happen with people. You know, it's so hard to stay normal. It's so hard to stay happy. It's hard to remember why you were doing what you did in the first place.

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I remember being a kid and seeing the 'National Inquirer' at the grocery store checkout line. When somebody actually picked up a copy, it was mortifying. You felt dirty for them. But now it's perfectly acceptable to read something like that. There's absolutely no taboo surrounding that kind of exploitation.

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Control the public's perception of you and nobody will care if you have any talent.

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I kind of understand now why people freak out when they see celebrities that they love, because that's how I feel about every single Muppet.

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Timing is everything with relationships.

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In 2002 Mom and I got a chance to act together in a play called 'Pitching to the Star,' with her brother, Robert Lipton. The three of us on the same stage - that was such a special experience for me.

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