Jessica Williams Quotes

I never really planned on doing a television series.

I think being on 'Weeds,' in general, makes it hard to think of me as Nemo anymore.

After high school I was going to be an architect. In fact, I was studying to be an architect when the audition for 'The Monkees' came along.

I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Somebody said, 'Get your agent to call the new Bob Cummings show. They're looking for a funny lady.' Within three hours, I had the job. That was January 1955. I had such fun with that show.

'SNL' has changed my career because it gave it a platform to be seen. And I really feel like the Weekend Update desk is where I am given the opportunity to shine on that show.

I love being a regular on 'Chelsea Lately!'

I wanted a Broadway credit, but 'Crazy Ex' came along, and it blessed me.

I got a call from my manager saying, 'Howie Mandel wants to talk to you.' And I'm a comic - big fan of all he's done. He was pitching me 'Caraoke Showdown', and I was just excited about it.

There's a couple of movie parts that I can't remember. There was always something kind of lurking, because when 'The Office' started, I wasn't a regular. You're a guest star, so they don't really need you. They didn't say that, but I've seen the show - with or without me, it's still funny.

After 'NewsRadio,' I did say to my agent, 'If I get another TV show, I'd want to do a drama.' Then I got offered the part on 'ER,' and I was on that show for eight years.

I think there's going to be many special episodes of 'Blackish.'

'Billy On The Street' has no doubt always been about the people we talk to. That being said, it thrills me that the show really has a dedicated following in the comedy world.

I personally love the U.S. 'Office.' I know some of it by heart.

I wanted a half-hour, single-camera comedy with a great lead where I could be No. 2 or 3 on the call sheet, and it was going to get on the air. Those were my criteria, and they sent me 'Cougar Town.' I read it and loved it.

With 'Sons of Anarchy,' I had to leave a couple of times - I got another show, and I had a baby - so they sent me off to rehab. If I hadn't left, they probably would've killed me off by now.

I was very surprised to get a reading for 'Arrested Development' because it really seemed to be the opposite of that which I was known for doing.

I started 'The Daily Show' when I was 22. I was going to class at Long Beach.

'New Girl' is funny. I love Zooey Deschanel. She's the most charming thing around.

So many people say they went to school on 'The Larry Sanders Show.'

What I love most is television, and I would love to work on a sitcom.

I think that 'Saving Grace' is pretty funny. I think that the show and the woman have a pretty great sense of humor.

I got fired - November 8, 1979. And all of a sudden, I got a call, two weeks later, about doing a game on ESPN. And I truly said - Scotty Connal, the head of ESPN production at the time, was the guy that called me - I said, 'Man, ESPN sounds like a disease. What is ESPN? I know nothing about it, never heard of it.'

If I could wave a wand, I would order another season of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' That's a show with a real voice.

People always ask why I would leave ILM, and it's because 'Mythbusters' sounded like fun.