Maya Rudolph Quotes

You don’t want to be the first person to tell your 5-year-old, like, ‘You’re going to have a life filled with disappointments and letdowns – enjoy!’

Without a doubt in sketch comedy there are fewer women than men.

To have your childhood dream realized is a really big deal.

To grow up with the loss of your mother is a scar that never goes away.

There are days when I wonder why my mom couldn’t be here to see this.

No, no, no. Your accent is so beautiful.

Most of my life I didn’t feel very normal. There’s definitely been some moments where I feel like, all right, I’ve finally graduated and I’m a normal lady.

Lord knows I had what you could call many fashion Don’ts in my day.

If my time with my kids is shorter than it was yesterday, it’s better than nothing.

I’ve never set out to write a funny movie or be a funny comedian as a woman. I am a woman. I don’t really have a choice in the matter. My goal is just to be funny.

I’ve met people who are baffled by children, as though they were never children themselves.

I’ve been writing joke songs since I was a kid and it served me well at S.N.L. I can write those in my sleep. In fact, I have.

I would love it if you would come in and teach me how to really do you.

I was a loud child, and if my mother sang to me, I would be quiet.

I think that people who don’t like kids are awful people.

I still have a fantasy of being a musician when I grow up.

I really love laughing.

I never thought I’d get a chance to do what I’m doing. It’s such a dream.

I like comedy as a group sport.

I learned the enormous power of writing for yourself, especially now that people seem to be receptive to the fact that women can write.