The only time I don’t get nervous is if I’m doing a home club in L.A. and I know all of my friends there because then I play to my friends. When I first started doing comedy, I hated it when my friends came; it made me more nervous. Now I just try to make them laugh. Retta Read Quote
When it comes to this business and becoming a comedy superstar, I’ve never really thought about things holding me back. I think about what to do to go the next place. Comedy now isn’t the only thing for me. Retta Read Quote
The first time I went to the Emmys was amazing. I had someone make me a dress – like, made for me. Retta Read Quote
I’m a big girl, so I want somebody that’s going to make me look a little bit smaller. Retta Read Quote
I think anybody who works with Malcolm, the first thing they go, ‘Holy cow! I’m working with Theo!’ because that was part of my childhood. Retta Read Quote
Once the writers got to know the actors, they would include certain things – personality-wise – for the characters because they knew you liked that sort of thing. Retta Read Quote