Quote Of The Day

Of all people to be on “24″, my first question months ago when it was announced that an Air America alumnus was going to be a regular on the show, was why?

She had an honest answer.

I got a call from (24 co-creator Joel Surnow). I was initially very reticent to do it, because I heard about the right-wing nature of Joel’s politics and the torture-heavy scripts. And then I thought, ‘I’m unemployed!’
— Janeane Garofalo, (FBI analyst Janis Gold)

I hope she appreciates the fact that she might have still been unemployed in Hollywood if she were an outspoken conservative, as very few tolerant, inclusive liberal producers would have offered her work.