3 December 2020 Julia Sweeney I think one of the basic tasks in life – one of the nice things we can do for each other – is to take things that are horrible and scary and make them acceptable and less frightening and, if possible, funny. It feels great to succeed at that.
3 December 2020 Julia Sweeney To a certain extent I am taking a leap of faith. I’m adding up the evidence on either side, and I’m seeing the evidence of there not being a God is overwhelming compared to the evidence for there being a God.
3 December 2020 Julia Sweeney Because death and illness are the most horrible things in life, of course that’s where the most absurdly funny things are going to happen.
3 December 2020 Julia Sweeney I used to think no one should go into show biz, but now I feel differently. I now feel like it’s a great career. If you can do it and make money at it and still not be so famous that you can have a normal life – then I think it’s a great career.
3 December 2020 Julia Sweeney Our family was too strange and weird for even Santa Claus to come visit… Santa, who was jolly – but, let’s face it, he was also very judgmental.
