MOLLY SHANNON

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.

When I was on 'Saturday Night Live,' all I did was work.

I actually went to college with Adam Sandler. He was a dramatic actor, too!

I really love having lots of down time with my kids.

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

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.

I went to drama school at New York University.

I think things get a lot better after high school. I think the ones that struggle during that time tend to have better experiences after.

I had to babysit a lot when I was in high school, and I missed a lot of parties. I felt this longing, like, 'Oh no, I'm going to miss meeting the love of my life at that party!' I feel like that's very Mary Katherine Gallagher.

I think that, being a mother, you would do anything for your children. Their pain is your pain; if they're in pain, you feel their pain.

I used to watch 'SNL' when I was babysitting, after I put the kids to bed. It was the Gilda Radner and Bill Murray era. I loved it.

My dad was a real fun guy, and despite his personal problems, he was a great father. It wasn't easy, but he did a good job of raising my sister Mary and I all by himself.

There was a period where I stopped auditioning because I was like, 'I don't have the heart.' There's just so much rejection.

I never think I want to try to be funny. And humor, if there is anything funny, should come from a real place.

Without a doubt, the worst part of being a mom is having to floss my kids' teeth every night. It's so tedious.

I guess I have a positive attitude about divorce because I have some friends who've gotten divorced, and I'm like, 'Well, if it's better, then - good!'

I think I'm a really hard worker, and I feel like my attitude is to just enjoy the process of being creative and developing and 'just throw a bunch of stuff against the wall and see what sticks.'

I've definitely read stuff that I've been offered where I've been like, 'I can't do this. I think somebody would be better in this than me.' I don't want to do something if I don't feel like I can do a good job serving the material.

I just try to laugh at the little things. Like, I'm always amazed by how long it takes two kids to get dressed and out the door. Every morning I say, 'Come on! Let's go! Five minutes!' And they're still in their underwear. Or they say they're ready, but they're not wearing shoes.

When I see a mom embarrassed because her kid is having a temper tantrum, I'm like, 'Please! Do you think I've never gone through that?' Women tend to be too hard on themselves.

I lead a very normal life. I'm just so happy being a mother that everything else revolves around that. If a movie falls through or a TV show doesn't get picked up, I'm pretty easygoing about it because I'm just like, 'Yay, I get to be with my kids more!'

Mary Katherine Gallagher is an exaggerated version of me, how I felt when I was little.

I love comedy, but I did always consider myself a dramatic comedian.

I definitely have loads of respect for writers and the art of writing.