It was considered that you were stepping down by doing television. I almost turned Cybill down because I so wanted to remain a theater actress.
Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People do laugh when something's shocking, but that is, to me, the absolute fakest of laughs. That's not something that sustains a television series, or a movie, or even 45 minutes of a stand-up set at Carolines.
I am very lucky because I am realizing my childhood dreams, and after presenting my shows it's like a party.