I moved out to L.A. when I was about nineteen to become a famous actress. I realized that there was a lot more competition than I had bargained for. You know, with the perfect girls. There were girls that were prettier and skinnier and all—the whole thing. I was like, well, shoot; I better do something other than try and become an actress. I wanted to do something to kind of set myself apart from everybody. I figured I’ve always had a big mouth, so stand-up would be a good idea, although I was petrified. It’s not an easy thing to get up in front of complete strangers and just try to be funny. So, I think I had about 50 margaritas before my first set. The Improv on Melrose was the first time I’d ever done stand-up. I sent a tape in of me doing stand-up in my living room about waitressing, because that was the only experience I had. I had been waiting tables for about two-three years in L.A.. They called me back and said, ‘We love your tape. Come down and do a set on Thursday night.’ I did it and I’ve been doing it ever since.



–Me, quoted on Popentertainment.com, May 2005