55 Quotes by Molly Shannon

We are a little short. We've done car washes, we had donations but we're still a little short.

Losing my mom at such a young age had a profound effect on my life.

She's true to herself and she's determined. She has things going against her, but she forges ahead despite all of that. I think that's encouraging. She's got some problems, but she has hope and tries to plow through things. I think that's a good role model.

Yeah, the guy that wrote the script is John Hoffman. He wrote and directed. He's one of my best friends in LA. So he asked my if I could play the mom. I think he's such a good writer. It's a kid's movie, but it's written really beautifully. There are moments when I was like, this is so sweet. I really feel it's great to see live action like that for kids. It's moving and makes you think. I found it so touching when I read it.

I like both movies and TV, so I don't have some big grand plan.

I'm no way one of those comedians who want to do drama. I really do love comedies. I hope to go back to it.

In real life, my son had a little injury a couple of years ago where we had moved into a new house and he put his hand through a glass window and it cut him really badly. Thank god he had surgery and repaired everything, but I remember I felt frozen I was so scared, and then I realized I was holding my hand just because his hand was hurt.

Most comedians come from a dark past and have a lot of sadness.

I try to put my own history in my work.