"I like comedy as a group sport."
"You don't want to be the first person to tell your 5-year-old, like, 'You're going to have a life filled with disappointments and letdowns - enjoy!'"
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Source: Maya Rudolph: The Fresh Air Interview. Interview with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. March 8, 2012.
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