I went to drama school at New York University. Molly Shannon More Quotes by Molly Shannon More Quotes From Molly Shannon The three words every woman really longs to hear: I'll clean up. Molly Shannon cleanthreeinspirational If it's not happening, write your own thing! Molly Shannon write-your-ownhappeningswriting I think that being a mother, you would do anything for your children. Their pain is your pain; if they're in pain, you feel their pain. Molly Shannon painmotherchildren Most comedians come from a dark past and have a lot of sadness. Molly Shannon sadnessdarkpast I actually went to college with Adam Sandler. He was a dramatic actor, too! Molly Shannon dramaticactorscollege In real life, I always look at people and how they walk, or how they carry themselves. I think about the body a lot, in performance. Molly Shannon realpeoplethinking I consider my comedy to be dramatic comedy. I always wanted music underscoring the dramatic monologue. It was always drama with comedy, in my head. Molly Shannon monologuescomedydrama I barely have time to watch stuff that I'm in, or my friends' stuff. The bar for writing has really elevated and it's really exciting, it's not just parts for 25-year-olds. Molly Shannon writingwatchesyears I have always loved both drama and comedy. Molly Shannon comedydrama I definitely have loads of respect for writers and the art of writing. Molly Shannon art-of-writingwritingart I'm very driven by writing. Molly Shannon drivenwriting There's so much to watch, I can't even keep up. Molly Shannon i-canwatches I'm so respectful of good writing. It's the blueprint for the movie. You have to have that script there because, if you don't, you're going to have problems. It's very important. It's also a gut instinct. Molly Shannon scriptsimportantwriting You really get a feeling, when you're reading scripts, pretty quickly. Within 20 or 25 pages, you can get a sense of the part. I always think about whether I'm right for it and whether I can do it. If I don't think I'm right for it, it should go to somebody else. Molly Shannon readingfeelingsthinking I want to do something I feel like I can do. Molly Shannon can-dowantfeels I feel like there is this resurgence of amazing roles for women. It's because TV is so good - there are amazing parts for women on TV, and it's upped the game in movies. Molly Shannon rolestvsgames I do use my body a lot, to click into a character. Molly Shannon bodyusecharacter The clothes, the shoes, the gold belts and the necklaces always click me into the character, for sure. You could not feel the character, and then you put on the shoes and get the walk. Molly Shannon clothesshoescharacter Marriage can be complicated. Molly Shannon complicated I'm healthy, I have beautiful children and a beautiful life. I don't want to go toward negative stuff because I'm scared. Molly Shannon healthybeautifulchildren
