Quotes from Penny Marshall

You had to learn at a certain age what sarcasm is, you know?

I don't know one lens from another. That's not my job. It's the cinematographer's job. But I can talk to people.

My mother was pretty nuts, but she was also a character.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

I'm not the most positive person.

I like arts and crafts.

I want you to laugh and cry. That's what I do.

You need to see what the actor needs. This one wants to be talked to privately. That one doesn't mind if you block it for them. Just tell me the truth and I'll adapt to it.

I have a good support system of friends and family.

People who text a lot are not my favorite thing.

I don't mind if somebody texts me but I'm not a big texter, the things are too small. I don't mind if they text, '7 o'clock,' that's fine, that's logistics but, 'What's up?' Get real! Pick up a phone!

In my opinion, life is more important than show business.

I have season tickets to the Lakers and the Clippers.

I'm not a hockey fan. I'm not a golf fan.

I have a grandson who is 20. He's a computer guy. I'm worried that he can't communicate without his machine. They have no personal contact with people. That's the bad part of technology.

I wasn't like a girly girl. I was a tomboy.

I live in L.A., so I go to basketball games. But I love baseball.

I tell stories so only the independents do that and they don't pay you that much. I'd rather do TV or an HBO movie.

Yankee Stadium was the only thing we had in the Bronx. It was an institution.

We all used to collect baseball cards that came with bubble gum. You could never get the smell of gum off your cards, but you kept your Yankees cards pristine.

I was born and raised in the Bronx and my grandfather and my brother Garry were huge Yankees fans. One of my first memories is of them listening to a game on the radio and screaming at the radio. My brother would cry when they lost, and when I was really little, I didn't know why he was crying.

The truth is that I am not a frump... I just enjoy being laid back.

My brother and sister were much older. They were planned. I was not planned for. I was called the mistake, amongst other things.

I think everyone's mother is slightly nuts.