Somewhere around the fifth or seventh grade I figured out that I could ingratiate myself to people by making them laugh. Essentially, I was just trying to make them like me. But after a while it became part of my identity. Tina Fey More Quotes by Tina Fey More Quotes From Tina Fey If you are capable people are happy to play with you. Tina Fey ifs play people It's harder to make something good when you can't curse all the time. Tina Fey curse harder Acting is really about showing up that day and telling the writers what you feel like saying. Tina Fey showing-up acting feels Most of the time you're too busy to think about it. But every now and then you say, 'I work at 'Saturday Night Live,' and that is so cool. Tina Fey busy night thinking Pentagon records show that at least 8,000 members of the all-volunteer U.S. Army have deserted since the Iraq war began. Hey, at least somebody has an exit strategy. Tina Fey iraq army war I was a very confident little kid. Tina Fey little-kid littles kids Am I just chasing it because it's the hardest thing for me to get and I want to prove I can do it? Tina Fey chasing hardest want I had to get back to work... NBC has me under contract; the baby and I only have a verbal agreement. Tina Fey mom baby funny Sometimes I'll be telling my husband, 'I think I'm cracking up'. Sometimes you just need a minute to say, 'I think I'm cracking' and just acknowledge it. Tina Fey husband mom thinking You transition as a mother from literally just pulling a booger out of that person's nose whenever you see one until at some point they assert: "No, I'm a person. You can't fix my underpants on the subway." Tina Fey transition mother noses It’s the same reason I don’t get Hooters. Why do we need to enjoy chicken wings and boobies at the same time? Yes, they are a natural and beautiful part of the human experience. And so are boobies. But why at the same time? Tina Fey wings beautiful needs I work, and then whenever I have any other time, I'm with my daughter, and then I go to sleep. I think you basically have to abandon the dreams of having any other adult activities in your life. You have to go to sleep whenever your child goes to sleep. That's basically how we're doing it. Tina Fey daughter mother dream I think if you ask any of us here, we all dreamed of ending up on Saturday Night Live. I remember thinking, 'I'll just keep doing this as long as I can get away with it.' Tina Fey night long thinking Read! When your baby is finally down for the night, pick up a juicy book like Eat, Pray, Love or Pride and Prejudice or my personal favorite,Understanding Sleep Disorders: Narcolepsy and Apnea; A Clinical Study. Taking some time to read each night really taught me how to feign narcolepsy when my husband asked me what my "plan" was for taking down the Christmas tree. Tina Fey husband baby book The same ten minutes that magazines urge me to use for sit-ups and triceps dips, I used for sobbing. Tina Fey dip magazines use There is no one of-woman-born who does not like Red Lobster cheddar biscuits. Anyone who claims otherwise is a liar and a Socialist. Tina Fey doe liars food This requires a level of delusion/egomania usually reserved for popes and drag queens Tina Fey pope levels queens ...nothing is creepier than a bunch of adults being very quiet. Tina Fey adults bunch quiet ...the music seems creepy, like when children sing in a horror movie Tina Fey horror creepy children It has been said that to write is to live forever. The man who said that is dead. Tina Fey philosophical writing men
