Quotes from Sandra Bernhard

When you're collaborating with somebody who's got a lot of stuff they haven't worked out yet, you're working out their vision as well.

I'm studying Kabbalah, which is really the essence of Jewish spirituality.

I tend to go against the grain because when I start to see that everybody's trying to shock, I try not to. I just do stuff that's subtler, more emotional, and I think that shocks people.

Of course, everybody's family is dysfunctional - we've accepted that. What are we supposed to do? Hate our parents for the rest of our lives?

I think so much of what informs us as performers is what we had to endure as kids growing up. I was the youngest in my family. I always got a lot of attention.