Quotes from Jenny Slate

I grew up idolizing Madeline Kahn and Lily Tomlin and Carol Burnett, Ruth Gordon, Rosalind Russell, Amy Irving, women who were stylish and real actresses who did real work and could not be replaced with anyone else. You cannot cast anyone else in Madeline Kahn's roles.

I have no regrets. The best thing to happen to me was for Lorne Michaels to hire me and fire me.

I don't always feel comfortable being outwardly aggressive.

If I'm not the best aunt in America, then I don't know what's going on.

Women love to be asked more about their clothes than their work. We're dolls; we made a wish to become alive.

I just really like it when things are earnest.

Not often is there as much of a vulnerable side as there is a funny side.