Tina Fey Covers TV Guide

Tina Fey and 30 Rock costar Alec Baldwin take the latest cover of TV Guide. Here are some interview highlights:

Fey on Republican veep nominee Sarah Palin: “When I first saw her, I didn’t think we looked alike at all. Then during the convention, I started to think, ‘OK, maybe a little.’ I expected people to be like, ‘Ahhh, we thought it’d be better than that.’ I stand by the pieces as both fair and quite gentle…We glue my ears down. That’s one of the tricks… I’ll tell you, that lady is five times better-looking than I am. She’s 44? She’s got none of that droopy s—. She’s keeping it tight!”

Baldwin on Fey having political superpowers: “She got me to play a Republican! For conceivably six years of my life! She is so much less vain and self-absorbed than most. So many actresses are high-maintenance. But she doesn’t bring that neurosis.”

Fey on her new book deal with Little, Brown & Company: “I wouldn’t write a big tell-all, behind-the-scenes thing…it would be humorous. Unfortunately, I could become the Erma Bombeck of the 25th century, because it’s going to take me a long time to write.”

Fey on stand-up comedy: “I really admire stand-up as an art form. Growing up, I would watch anything with a red brick wall behind it. I loved it. But I always said if I ever tried it, I wouldn’t want to half-ass it.”