I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me.

Quote by Tracey Ullman

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I'm usually put off by performers when they get political.

I'm usually put off by performers when they get political.

My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.

My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.

You become so encapsulated in this world of being a star. People listen to what...

You become so encapsulated in this world of being a star. People listen to what...

I loved the late Gilda Radner. I love Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin.

I loved the late Gilda Radner. I love Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin.

The show I did in England catered to a broad range of people. I like...

The show I did in England catered to a broad range of people. I like...

I don't get very involved in the L.A. scene. When you do get invited out,...

I don't get very involved in the L.A. scene. When you do get invited out,...

It's funny - if you impersonate somebody, they have no idea it's them.

It's funny - if you impersonate somebody, they have no idea it's them.

I'm as famous as I want to be.

I'm as famous as I want to be.

I'm not a crazy, party-going sort of person.

I'm not a crazy, party-going sort of person.

Work is important to me. I want to do things for principle, not just for...

Work is important to me. I want to do things for principle, not just for...

I like infomercials.

I like infomercials.

Every character I do is based on someone I know.

Every character I do is based on someone I know.

There are different types of love, and my love for my child is like me...

There are different types of love, and my love for my child is like me...

I love John Waters. There's stuff in it that's beyond the boundaries of my taste,...

I love John Waters. There's stuff in it that's beyond the boundaries of my taste,...

I like going to France, because no one knows who I am.

I like going to France, because no one knows who I am.

I wish I could believe that one person could make a difference.

I wish I could believe that one person could make a difference.

I used to dress up and impersonate our next-door neighbor, Miss Cox. She wore rubber...

I used to dress up and impersonate our next-door neighbor, Miss Cox. She wore rubber...

I hope I never get so hard up I have to do advertisements. I've gotten...

I hope I never get so hard up I have to do advertisements. I've gotten...

It's the poignancy and sadness in things that gets to me.

It's the poignancy and sadness in things that gets to me.

I hate clowns.