“Oh please…As a standup, I tried to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try to pick up the prettiest girl in the room. Not necessarily in that order.”
ibid.
When asked if she thought of herself as a performer, or as a performer with an agenda.
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