Yancy Butler Quotes

People just kind of associate me with kicking some ass.

Women have been kicking ass for centuries.

Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I'm Irish. Go figure.

A comic can be aesthetically beautiful. I think they captured it beautifully and accurately.

Don't we all just really try to fake it well?

I am so happy to be on a show with writing I wanted to participate in.

I can be extremely vulnerable. People are tough on me because they think I can handle it.

I dig science fiction, though it was never really my thing.

I don't know that I'd necessarily want to see into the future. I don't want to know what's happening next.

I grew up in Greenwich Village. Dad was friends with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

I had to skydive for the movie and I was terrified. Like everybody, I thought it was going to be one of those experiences that changes your life. It didn't.

I hope I don't just sit around moping for two years.

I love old movies. The '40s theatre pace is fantastic.

I pretty much make time for that weekly manicure.

I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving.

I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive.

I'll try anything once.

I'm just an actress. They try to give me as little information as possible.

I'm open to sci-fi, but I was never a diehard fan. I have no idea why it keeps following me. I'm extremely lucky, I guess; it's a lucrative venue.

I'm the oldest 26-year-old I know. A lot of experience has been crammed into a short amount of time. Some days I feel a good 65, 70. Like I want to lie down.

I've spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control.

Imagine if it happened to you: All of a sudden you find this thing on your wrist and people are telling you it has powers. I would be a little skeptical myself.

My father used to sing to me in my mother's womb. I think I can name about any tune in two beats.

My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him.

My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway.