I think when we were doing The Mary Tyler Moore Show. That was the first time that I was able to, on a regular basis, be funny.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2012 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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I think when we were doing The Mary Tyler Moore Show. That was the first time that I was able to, on a regular basis, be funny.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2012 source ↗
When I got married in 2016. I’d had a chance to practise three times before, so I was comfortable.
Getting my full Equity card as a professional performer.
My wedding day. I had a sore face from laughing and smiling so much. Other than that, I am the happiest I've been in my life now.
When each of my three children was born.
Well, first of all I’d like to change the word “deplore” to “dislike.” I guess that I’m almost a hermit; I don’t enjoy going out that much, and so I tend to take my happiness from the joys of my home and my husband.
That I’ll never work again.
Their responsibility to the friendship.
Getting to the point in life where I can accept that the truth is there is no perfect happiness.
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