Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?

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I have to watch the news or my day is not complete.

I have to watch the news or my day is not complete.

I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a...

I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a...

The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a...

The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a...

It's never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that's my job.

It's never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that's my job.

And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to...

And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to...

I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter...

I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter...

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.

I'm obsessed. I've always needed to know what's going on but now it's a must.

I'm obsessed. I've always needed to know what's going on but now it's a must.

And now oddly I'm getting sexier parts than I've ever gotten.

And now oddly I'm getting sexier parts than I've ever gotten.

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you...

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you...

Well did graduate summa cum laude from Fordham University.

Well did graduate summa cum laude from Fordham University.

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine....

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine....

I'll read a script maybe twice, but I'll think about the role more than I'll...

I'll read a script maybe twice, but I'll think about the role more than I'll...

I don't like a lot of rehearsing.

I don't like a lot of rehearsing.

But I have had the luxury of working on good films with great people.

But I have had the luxury of working on good films with great people.

If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride.

If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride.

Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever.

Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever.

I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.

I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.

I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy.

I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy.

You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead.

You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead.