Quotes from Catherine O'Hara

I think one of the sexiest things a couple can share is laughing.

The year I married my American husband, I won the lottery - and I tried to give it to somebody else, because I was already approved - not the money lottery, the immigration lottery.

Insecurity is such a waste of time.

As a teenager, I loved 'The Carol Burnett Show' and 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,' and I lived to watch 'Monty Python.'

I wouldn't mind spending a little more time and effort and money on good skin care. And I'm sure they'll come out with, as they are doing, with more and more treatments that are noninvasive and healthy ways to keep your face looking as good as it can.

Character roles definitely age better than your ingenues. You don't get to keep doing that.

I lived in L.A. for a few months. It seemed like no one there had parents. Or if they did have parents, they would deny it.

I think the best dramatic actors know how to tap into their character's humor.

My crutch was, in improvs, when in doubt, play insane, because you didn't have to excuse anything that came out of your mouth. It didn't have to make sense.

I only want to write. I don't care about directing, really. I've tried it, and it was fun, but it's not like I have to.

I'm drawn to playing characters who are terribly flawed and have no idea about it.

Comedy has changed with the times, thank God - slowly, oh my lord, slowly - but it has.

I'm pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart and I believe in family. I also have a basic belief that God takes care of me. I believe in prayer, even though I'm not that religious. I just have that foundation from my family. I mean when you think that you're just a human being and one of God's creatures, you can't take anything that seriously.

It's scary when you look at how kids age, because you think, 'Am I aging at that rate, too?'

I met Gilda Radner, God bless her, when I was in grade 13, which doesn't exist anymore. The high school I went to went from 9 to 13.

Everybody in my family's funny. Being funny was highly encouraged in our family, I think.

From November through December, 'tis the season for 'Home Alone!'

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are so cool together.

I've met people whose accents have nothing to do with where they were born or raised - they want to reinvent themselves.

I think everyone is born with humor, but your life can beat it out of you, sadly, or you can be lucky enough to grow up in it.

To this day, I've found that it doesn't matter what a guy looks like if he's really funny. His sense of humor makes him attractive. On the other hand, you don't hear men saying, 'No she's not pretty, but is she ever funny!'

When you lose someone you love, they never really leave you. They just move into a special place in your heart.

People who are considered scary or odd or even monsters are so often the people that just need love and someone to care for them.

If you have a great script and great dialogue, you don't need to improvise.