Tina Fey is not pulling any punches when it comes to president-elect Donald Trump.
Speaking to David Letterman for a feature in The Hollywood Reporter, Fey tells the former late night host that, in the wake of the presidential election, she’s concerned about attitudes toward women in the U.S.:
Yet when Letterman asks about whether she has concerns about how this might effect her two daughters, Fey says that, though she does worry about the girls, she has “confidence that they are both strong enough to fight back, and I think they will feel empowered to call attention to any wrongdoing in their lives.”
The pair also discusses the role of artists in times of political turmoil. Fey notes that she’s been thinking about Leni Riefenstahl: A Memoir, a biography of the Nazi filmmaker that she read years ago. While acknowledging Riefenstahl’s technical brilliance, Fey says:
Fey goes on to name-check a host of comedians who’ve inspired her, including early SNL cast members like Jan Hooks, and some the women who she worked with during her time on the show, including Maya Rudolph, Emily Spivey, Paula Pell, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, and Rachel Dratch.
But it’s not just her fellow writers and performers who have shaped Fey’s career. She also thanks Charna Halpern, the “scrappy lady” who founded the iO Theater, previously known as the ImprovOlympic, in Chicago.
Says Fey: “She’s the one who put me and Amy Poehler together on a team and said, ‘You two should be together.’”
This article originally appeared on Fortune.com
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