Janeane Garofalo

How is it that this debate has been twisted on its head, that somehow those that advocate peace and diplomacy are anti-American?

— Janeane Garofalo

It is not crazy to think that powerful people do some pretty horrible things. And maybe they get out of hand. Maybe…

— Janeane Garofalo

Unfortunately, I am not one of those comics where it's guaranteed that I hit it out of the park every time. You…

— Janeane Garofalo

Tina Fey is part of a generation of women who have changed the face of comedy at 'Second City,' 'SNL,' in sitcoms…

— Janeane Garofalo

I'm a walker. I enjoy walking, which I think psychologically expresses my feelings of wanting liberation without exerting myself too much.

— Janeane Garofalo

As actors, it is our responsibility to read the newspapers, and then say what we read on television like it's our own…

— Janeane Garofalo

I was terrified of being on television - and also I overcompensated, I'm sure, because I know I did this in my…

— Janeane Garofalo

Also, as I've gotten older and more mature, I've become much more comfortable in my own skin. After 25 years of doing…

— Janeane Garofalo

I should also say, in general, I just drank a lot. I shouldn't characterize it as "to get the courage to perform."…

— Janeane Garofalo

Granted, not really a joke, but how often do you get a mic in your hand? You know? So. I am sorry…

— Janeane Garofalo

German accents and Hassidic accents aren't that romantic. They're more harsh. Although Hebrew, when spoken by certain people, sounds beautiful. There's this…

— Janeane Garofalo

The directing thing, to do it well, I think you have to have a hell of a lot more discipline than I…

— Janeane Garofalo

First of all, "redneck" is a state of mind, not a person. So the "racist redneck" thing is a state of mind,…

— Janeane Garofalo

I would never join the Tea Partiers, because I don't have a problem with the color of Obama's skin. I don't have…

— Janeane Garofalo

He said that faith is like a glass of water. When you're young, the glass is small, and it's easy to fill…

— Janeane Garofalo

You know George W. Bush is a war-time president, he says - proudly. Guess what. War is failure! When you are at…

— Janeane Garofalo

For some reason I get advertised when I travel as a political comedian, which I'm not. Sometimes I talk about it and…

— Janeane Garofalo

If you aren't overly effusive or really nicey-nice with the press, you get a reputation for being outspoken or difficult.

— Janeane Garofalo

I think I failed miserably on NewsRadio. I was very nervous because of the caliber of the cast - especially Dave Foley…

— Janeane Garofalo

I don't even know why somebody's Twittering as me. I don't understand it, and I wish that it would stop. But there's…

— Janeane Garofalo

You have to have a lot more dedication to what I'll call 'the machine,' ... I have 20 percent dedication. What's needed…

— Janeane Garofalo

I'm not specifically attached to anything other than trying to, in my personal life, fight against where I see right wing thinking.…

— Janeane Garofalo

You know, I have no web presence, and I don't know that there's many people who really do know me that much…

— Janeane Garofalo

I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half-empty. And cracked. And I just…

— Janeane Garofalo

Anybody who French bashes just might as well wear a badge that says 'I am a follower! I don't think for myself…

— Janeane Garofalo

I don't understand why, in entertainment, the hours are as long as they are. It seems like everything takes forever, and no…

— Janeane Garofalo

Listen, young people, I understand narcissism - clearly. But at least I have the decency to hate myself. And that's what's missing…

— Janeane Garofalo

If you don't recognize the racist element in the teabag movement, you're either dishonest, or you've never seen the teabag movement, or…

— Janeane Garofalo

Nobody ever starts out to make a mediocre, commercial film. You always think it's going to be something. And then, once you're…

— Janeane Garofalo

I actually was class clown, but I don't know how that happened because I've never been considered an outwardly funny person-as the…

— Janeane Garofalo

TV, it's a director's medium, and they wanna make it look interesting. To be rehearsing mostly for the sake of where you're…

— Janeane Garofalo

When I talk about people wrapping themselves in the flag and hiding behind Jesus - that's an anti-intellectual thing to do in…

— Janeane Garofalo

Sometimes there's a lot of tangents because I forget what I'm going to say so much. Sometimes there's very little tangents and…

— Janeane Garofalo

I think people are very cynical with actors trying to tell them what to believe in, or lobbying for any kind of…

— Janeane Garofalo

The first Tea Party protest was scheduled for Inauguration Day. So what were they upset about? Which part of the job he…

— Janeane Garofalo

I have yet to meet very many people in the press who are really, truly interested in writing a good story or…

— Janeane Garofalo