Penny Marshall

I have a grandson who is 20. He's a computer guy. I'm worried that he can't communicate without his machine. They have no personal contact with people. That's the bad part of technology.

I tell stories so only the independents do that and they don't pay you that much. I'd rather do TV or an HBO movie.

I don't mind if somebody texts me but I'm not a big texter, the things are too small. I don't mind if they text, '7 o'clock,' that's fine, that's logistics but, 'What's up?' Get real! Pick up a phone!

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

You had to learn at a certain age what sarcasm is, you know?

I live in L.A., so I go to basketball games. But I love baseball.

My brother and sister were much older. They were planned. I was not planned for. I was called the mistake, amongst other things.

I was born and raised in the Bronx and my grandfather and my brother Garry were huge Yankees fans. One of my first memories is of them listening to a game on the radio and screaming at the radio. My brother would cry when they lost, and when I was really little, I didn't know why he was crying.

Yankee Stadium was the only thing we had in the Bronx. It was an institution.

When I'm working, I'm obsessively working.

Once I commit to something, I complete it. If I say 'no,' I mean 'no.' I just have to learn how to say 'no' more.

I think everyone's mother is slightly nuts.

The truth is that I am not a frump... I just enjoy being laid back.

I wasn't like a girly girl. I was a tomboy.

I like arts and crafts.

I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity.

I'm not a hockey fan. I'm not a golf fan.

I would much rather feel comfortable and feel beautiful, than to feel uncomfortable, but look fantastic.

In my opinion, life is more important than show business.

We all used to collect baseball cards that came with bubble gum. You could never get the smell of gum off your cards, but you kept your Yankees cards pristine.

It's better for me to go up against someone's passion with my passion and then clarifying something that he wrote. Then I know how to work around certain things.

My family is well, and that's what's important.

People who text a lot are not my favorite thing.

I have season tickets to the Lakers and the Clippers.

I do feel it's important to entertain people. I try to.

I wish I could sing better.