Martha Plimpton
  • My mom just didn't put a very high premium on me being like really famous or really wealthy or anything.

  • At this point, I don't get hired a lot because people don't think I could finance a movie.

  • It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil.

  • I watch things that are fun, or funny, or interesting.

  • It's easier to lecture women on sexual morality than it is to explain why all Americans shouldn't have comprehensive, fair, and equal health care coverage.