This is an important day for me, ... I want to offer my support to other survivors and the people who love them.

I'll tell ya this: I come from an educated family. My father was an attorney representing blue collar workers, and my uncle was a chemical engineer... on my mom's side, all my uncles were engineers - all ten of them.

I worked in Trenton, and then I got sidetracked into comedy and then onto 'SNL.' And then into being a live performer - what I do now; virtually that's what I am: I'm a live entertainer.

I stay in Jersey - it's home, man. It's home. And I think that's the foundation of the true strength of the communities where we live in America.

I starred in Dr. Pepper commercials and Buick ads.

Here's a Jersey girl who could premiere this film anywhere she wants, but she gave Newark the jump on Hollywood.