Fats Waller

If you’ve got to take it. Take it easy. Never hurry to a date. Eat your supper; let ’em wait.

If you don’t know what it is, don’t mess with it.

Take it easy, be a sport. Just remeber life is short.

This heart of mine could never see what everybody knew but me

You get that right tickin’ rhythm, man and its ON!

If you don’t know what it is, don’t mess with it

They said, ‘Well, it can be done, but we’ll have to do it a different way (rather than purchasing the series).’ So here we are.

I’ve had some pretty good experiences on everything, even if the film doesn’t always work.

To play June, I had an immediate connect with her background and culture. We grew up with the same religion and shared a lot of the same values of family and spirituality. But I was really so inspired by what a modern woman she was.

My favorite day at ’30 Rock’ is Thursday when the show airs. At lunch, we screen the episodes. For everyone to watch together, to see the stuff we all worked on, to hear the crew laugh – it’s great fun.

[on having a baby] Obviously, this isn’t the time in my life that I would have chosen to do this, but I feel like life gives you these challenges for a reason. I feel so happy and glad to be in the place that I am. I really feel blessed. This is something I need to face and take control of.

How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?

I want to spend time with Oprah, and I don’t know what I need to do to make that happen.

The fact that I am a young woman who doesn’t need a man for money. I don’t need a man for a job. I’ve never had to f**k for beats. I’ve never had to f**k for a record deal. I don’t have those pressures. I get up when I want, shop when I want.

Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.

I sing and dance as well, and I would like to do the whole Hilary Duff thing.

I wrote my own verses. Anything I did, I wrote myself.

There are always generic terms like ‘Americana’, but there are no boundaries as to where it can go.

I love you like a fat kid loves cake.

Whenever I’m with you alone. You weave a magic spell and though it be a danger zone. I only know that you’re swell.

Before you talk to people in music or entertainment or video games, or even gun control, you need to talk to psychiatrists.