
Sisters 2015
“Amy and I do a movie every seven years. Aside from the actual work, the greatest joy for us is that it becomes an excuse to spend this much time together.”
This Is Where I Leave You 2014
“It was nice to play a woman who wasn’t defined by work. And I’ve never looked more German in the face than in my attempt to be a beautiful Jewish woman.”
Muppets Most Wanted 2014
“I get to sing in this. You ever watch Oliver, when the little boy sings and you can hear the hiss in the microphone? That’s the power that I bring vocally.”
Date Night 2010
“I love Steve Carell. One of the things I liked most is that I feel like that is a plausible married couple, both in age and appearance, which is nice to see.”
30 Rock 2006–2013
“In this picture, Alec must have already been with [his wife] Hilaria because he was really skinny—right when I had a baby and got fat, the son of a bitch. He’s a really, really good actor, so technical and precise.”
Mean Girls 2004
“I am proud of it, but I’ll tell you this: I did not know anything about how to act in this movie. Lindsay was so beautiful, and watching dailies we would always be taken: ‘My God, she’s such a movie star, she jumps off the screen!’ “