Quotes from Judy Gold

I've gotten resistance for my entire career.

Growing up in New Jersey, bat mitzvas were all about the elegant parties.

My partner and I had our first son in 1996, and the office became the baby's room. Our second son was born in 2001, and the office became the kids' room.

I'm not selfish at all.

I've done stand-up since I was 18 years old, and I absolutely love it, but I used to go onstage, and the audience was my peers. Now I go onstage, and I could be their mother.

When Joan Rivers walked through the curtain on 'The Tonight Show,' nobody in my house was allowed to utter a sound. Her gait was full of pep and purpose and her voice unmatched.

Women risked their lives for the right to vote. When I hear people say, 'Oh, I'm not gonna vote,' I just wanna tear their heart out.

When I was a kid, I'd read about celebrities who didn't want to talk to their fans after a show. I told myself, 'That's terrible, and I would never do that.'

I like being able to donate my comedy to charity. I'm not a billionaire, and I can't write checks.

I'm going to be a 'Chopped' champion.

I didn't want to be known as a gay comic, but as a comic who happens to be gay.

Many comics stay in one city and develop their acts for that particular audience.

My two sons are the biggest pigs - always dirty, sweaty, burping and farting.

I'm not sure when exactly I knew I was funny, but I always knew I was different. I never had an 'edit' button and would say whatever came into my head. Most of the time, what came out of my mouth was the very thing everyone else was thinking - but too polite or afraid to verbalize.

I started taking all these cooking classes. I learned a lot in them, but you think you're going to retain it, and you don't. Under the pressure, it's hard to retain everything.

When you see another tall woman on the street, you nod, sort of like Orthodox Jews.

I live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I live in a 950-square-foot apartment with one bathroom and two sons.

We all know showbiz isn't easy, but being a comic - especially being a female comic - can be quite punishing.

To have a job making people laugh really is the greatest thing.

My mother loves it when I talk about her. Half the time, I think she says things that she knows will go straight into the act.

Women are taught that if you want to be a lady, keep your opinions to yourself and be polite.

My Shabbat dinner is not to be reckoned with.

I realize as I get older that stand-up is a huge part of who I am. I think I'll do it for the rest of my life.

I love being a Givenik Ambassador. Not only does it give me a platform to discuss my favorite charities, but I get to talk about my other favorite topic - 'The Judy Show!'