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Molly Shannon
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Quotes by Molly Shannon
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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.
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Without a doubt, the worst part of being a mom is having to floss my kids' teeth every night. It's so tedious.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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There was a period where I stopped auditioning because I was like, 'I don't have the heart.' There's just so much rejection.
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If you can write and create original characters, do your own show, develop your own material, it gives you more power than just waiting around to be hired.
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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.
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