Let's be real: more often than not, Hollywood does not have three-dimensional characters for women to play.

'SNL' has always been known for its ability to skewer politics, and the circus that was Palin's bid to be Vice President was ripe for parody.

One of the things I love about 'Idol' besides the drama, the backstories, and the crazy arrangements on popular songs is the auditions, when everyone is full of hope and nerves.

Just because you're not like other people doesn't mean that you're bad. It means that you're different, and that's great.

I really like a red lip as my go-to when I go out.

I'll be the first to admit it: I love fluff. Whether it's watching 'America's Next Top Model' or listening to dance pop like Rihanna's 'Where Have You Been,' I like to keep it light and fun, especially during the spring and summer months.

I love how most people in 'Sixteen Candles' don't actually look their age. It adds to the movie's funky and low-budget vibe.

You got a snaggletooth? Show it off. You have an overbite? Bite some more.

There's so many careers that didn't happen because women are like, 'I can't deal with this harassment. I'm going to leave this industry.'

I know the world is pretty intense, but in my opinion, there's nothing more perilous than being a teenager and watching a raunchy comedy with your parents.

Sometimes it's good to act responsibly.

With '2 Dope Queens,' with stand-up, and also with 'Sooo Many White Guys,' the interview stuff that I do, I really am a fan first.

Even the best comedians aren't always sure what is going to be funny, what is going to work. So that means they're constantly and trying and failing in order to get there.

What's important is to have more women creators behind the scenes, being producers and being in charge. That will ultimately help push this boys'-club, locker-room mentality out the door.

For me personally, I was just worried that transitioning from a podcast, which is a very intimate sort of experience - people tell me they listen to my podcast while they're at the gym or on road trips, so you're in someone's ear - to being on television - that's a lot of space to fill.

Arcade Fire always churns out music that makes me want to move.

I just wanna go on the record to say I talk about U2 so much, I should be their publicist. I should be added to the PR team. U2 is my favorite band of all time. I love them so much.

I like hot people being hot. How else do you explain my high school infatuation with Ricky Martin in all his shirtless glory?

Technology has been the great equalizer: you can find your audience, you can build your brand, and the people that are into you, great. They're going to follow you to whatever platform you go to.

Flashback episodes are a tried-and-true sitcom device, but they always work!

I love sending flowers! It's the best.

Guys say 'like' all the time, and no one notices it.

It's just a wild experience to have thousands of people stand up and cheer for you.

I was a funny kid growing up, and I did improv in college and went to Pratt Institute, but I did it very informally. It was just me and some of my friends goofing around on campus.

As scary as it is, we have to admit that there are folks in the world who only know the Roots as 'the band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.''

I'm a sucker for two things: Adam Lambert and songs that start out as emo as a sad episode of 'Felicity' and then drop. That. Beat.

If I have a daughter and she grows up to be an astronaut, she's gonna end up on a Black History Month stamp.

I love how Shakespeare can really rip your heart out one second and then make you laugh the next. He's a master writer.

The great thing about being a standard-issue, straight white person is you have so much time. Gay people, people of color, we have less time! We have to be a living Learning Annex to everybody. We don't have time to master hobbies like skipping rocks along lakes.

I am a workaholic - my family will agree with that.

Spending $40,000 on shoes is downright ignorant.

I'm easily frightened and am somewhat of a squeamish person.

The 'X-Men' franchise has not been a perfect one.

Say what you want about Maroon 5 not making music like the kind found on 'Songs About Jane,' the fact remains that they know how to write a really good pop song that highlights lead singer Adam Levine's falsetto.

One of the great things about 'The Voice' is that all the judges sing their own hits, as well as covers, and do duets with each other.

Normally, I'd believe that the saying 'There's no small parts, only small actors' is a load of crock because, more often than not, actors relegated to the small-part category stay in 'Who was that guy from that thing' purgatory - however, '90s sitcom 'Friends' proved that the saying is true.

The Roots know how to give their audience some medicine without them even realizing it.

'Ain't It Fun,' which is about entering the real world, is bouncy and shows off Paramore's lighter side, to the dismay of some of the band's fans, who are used to the punk-rock sound.

I am a grizzly New Yorker.

I don't think people realize what it's like for people of color to audition for film and TV.

Feminism is being broken open, to welcome more people than just white women of a certain class.

From the leg lamp to Ralphie's tongue getting stuck on a frozen pole to that BB-gun incident, 'A Christmas Story' has left its mark on all our brains, so much so that it sometimes feels like this story is our own.

The reason I was drawn to the Band Perry was because they have a knack for doing rollicking country music that can sound a little rock and a little pop.

Who can forget the awesome scene in 'Independence Day' when the White House gets blown up by aliens? Sure, it looks cheesy now, but back in 1994, it was incredible.

Not going to lie: when I heard that Toni Braxton's sister, Tamar, wanted to have a music career, I was skeptical. I know she sang backup for Toni and is a great reality-TV star, but being a musician is a whole 'nother league. Well, Tamar proved me wrong.

Sometimes when people start dating a hot piece, they take on some of their boo's characteristics unintentionally.

I love any TV show that has to do with singing.

If I'm going to be completely honest, I did not get the appeal of IFC's 'Portlandia' initially.

I have to admit that I was never into the boy band craze of the late '90s and the early aughts. I was into more adult things like Ricky Martin. For reals.

While complex acting roles are lacking for actresses, what's even more rare are female directors.