When humor works, it works because it’s clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real.
TINA FEYWhen humor works, it works because it’s clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real.
TINA FEYI had to get back to work, .. NBC has me under contract; the baby and I have only a verbal agreement.
TINA FEYThere are a couple of things I want to impart to ladies who want to be in comedy: One, you don’t have to be weird or be quirky to get your job done. And two, comedy skill is not sexually transmittable.
TINA FEYEverybody kind of gets to be the person they didn’t get to be.
TINA FEYMAKE STATEMENTS also applies to us women: Speak in statements instead of apologetic questions. No one wants to go to a doctor who says, “I’m going to be your surgeon? I’m here to talk to you about your procedure?
TINA FEYIn my experience, the hardest thing about having someone “come out” to you is the “pretending to be surprised” part.
TINA FEYStart with a ‘Yes’, and see where that takes you.
TINA FEYIt’s the same reason I don’t get Hooters. Why do we need to enjoy chicken wings and boobies at the same time? Yes, they are a natural and beautiful part of the human experience. And so are boobies. But why at the same time?
TINA FEYI’m not that good looking… nobody is that good looking. I have seen a lot of movie stars, and maybe four are amazing looking. The rest have a team of gay guys who make it happen.
TINA FEYAccording to a new study, women in satisfying marriages are less likely to develop cardiovascular diseases than unmarried women. So don’t worry, lonely women, you’ll be dead soon.
TINA FEYJust say yes and you’ll figure it out afterwards.
TINA FEYNot only is my wardrobe totally average, my body’s totally average. I love all the candy-fantasy fulfillment of Sex and the City.
TINA FEYYou can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.
TINA FEYThomas Jefferson-another gorgeous white boy who would not have been interested in me. This was my problem in a nutshell. To get some play in Charlottesville, you had to be either a Martha Jefferson or a Sally Hemings.
TINA FEYPhotoshop is just like makeup. When it’s done well it looks great, and when it’s overdone you look like a crazy asshole.
TINA FEYObviously, as an adult I realize this girl-on-girl sabotage is the third worst kind of female behavior, right behind saying “like” all the time and leaving your baby in a dumpster.
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