Words matter. These are the best Molly Shannon Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I really love having lots of down time with my kids.
I think things get a lot better after high school. I think the ones that struggle during that time tend to have better experiences after.
If you can write and create original characters, do your own show, develop your own material, it gives you more power than just waiting around to be hired.
I went to NYU drama school, so I was a very serious actress. I used to do monologues with a Southern accent, and I was really into drama and drama school. And then, in my last year of drama school, I did a comedy show, and the show became a big hit on campus.
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.
The love of a parent, that connection, it’s eternal.
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.
When I was 12, my friend and I tried to sneak onto a plane from my hometown of Cleveland to New York City! My dad encouraged us – he was a wild guy, big on jokes.
I never think I want to try to be funny. And humor, if there is anything funny, should come from a real place.
I think I’m a really hard worker, and I feel like my attitude is to just enjoy the process of being creative and developing and ‘just throw a bunch of stuff against the wall and see what sticks.’
There was a period where I stopped auditioning because I was like, ‘I don’t have the heart.’ There’s just so much rejection.
I definitely have loads of respect for writers and the art of writing.
When I see a mom embarrassed because her kid is having a temper tantrum, I’m like, ‘Please! Do you think I’ve never gone through that?’ Women tend to be too hard on themselves.
I actually went to college with Adam Sandler. He was a dramatic actor, too!
I’m no way one of those comedians who want to do drama. I really do love comedies. I hope to go back to it.
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.
When I was on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ all I did was work.
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.
She’s true to herself and she’s determined. She has things going against her, but she forges ahead despite all of that. I think that’s encouraging. She’s got some problems, but she has hope and tries to plow through things. I think that’s a good role model.
I love comedy, but I did always consider myself a dramatic comedian.
I lead a very normal life. I’m just so happy being a mother that everything else revolves around that. If a movie falls through or a TV show doesn’t get picked up, I’m pretty easygoing about it because I’m just like, ‘Yay, I get to be with my kids more!’