Quote of the Day (Sherri Shepherd, About First Working With Tracy Morgan on ’30 Rock’)

“When they picked me up, I had just had ten White Castle cheeseburgers and was really bloated and self-conscious. The first scene was supposed to be me in lingerie during our honeymoon — I called wardrobe, and they really worked with me. Tracy Morgan scared the crap out of me because I had never met with him before. When I walked in, the first thing he said to me was, ‘I like you. I’m going to get you pregnant.’ I was like, I thought that was just a line — you’re serious! He was very flirtatious and fun and weird. We both lived in the Trump building on 60th, and he had a shark tank in his apartment that he was not supposed to have — the guy who played Grizz had given it to him as a gift. One day, the lightbulb exploded, water came down, and all of a sudden it was like Mount Vesuvius in my apartment. I grabbed my wigs, I grabbed some clothes, and I grabbed my son, Jeffrey, all in that order.”— American actress, comedian, author, podcaster, and television personality Sherri Shepherd quoted by Shamira Ibrahim, “The People’s Bestie,” New York Magazine, Sept. 22-Oct. 5, 2025

The image of Sherri Shepherd accompanying this post was taken at the first anniversary celebration for "Hell's Kitchen" on Broadway, Apr. 9, 2025