I’ve been writing joke songs since I was a kid and it served me well at S.N.L. I can write those in my sleep. In fact, I have. – Maya Rudolph
I’ve met people who are baffled by children, as though they were never children themselves. – Maya Rudolph
I’ve never set out to write a funny movie or be a funny comedian as a woman. I am a woman. I don’t really have a choice in the matter. My goal is just to be funny. – Maya Rudolph
I feel like I come from a smaller off shoot of black people because I am mixed. People say I’m African American but that doesn’t include the other half of me. – Maya Rudolph
You don’t want to be the first person to tell your 5-year-old, like, ‘You’re going to have a life filled with disappointments and letdowns – enjoy!’ – Maya Rudolph
I learned the enormous power of writing for yourself, especially now that people seem to be receptive to the fact that women can write. – Maya Rudolph
Most of my life I didn’t feel very normal. There’s definitely been some moments where I feel like, all right, I’ve finally graduated and I’m a normal lady. – Maya Rudolph
