MARIA>> WHEN I WAS A KID,
I LIKED TO MIMIC COMMERCIALS
A LOT.
AND THERE'S THIS GREAT
COMMERCIAL OUT RIGHT NOW WHERE
IT'S FOR MAKEUP.
AND IT'S MELANIE GRIFFITH
AND SHE'S GETTING ALL MAD.
SHE'S LIKE, SHE'S LIKE,
"DON'T DENY YOUR AGE, DEFY IT."
(LAUGHTER)
IT'S LIKE, TAKING ON THE BEAUTY
BUSINESS FROM THE INSIDE.
YOU GO 'WORKING GIRL.'
I WANT, I WANT TO DO ONE.
I'D BE LIKE, "MY OLD LIP COLOR
COULD BARELY KEEP UP WITH MY
BUSY SCHEDULE.
OH, AND THE TIME IT TAKES TO
NOTICE THE WIDE DISCREPANCY
BETWEEN MY SALARY AND THAT OF MY
MALE PEERS I WOULD HAVE TO
REAPPLY.
OH, AND THE SECONDS TO COUNT
THE NUMBER OF WOMAN IN HIGH
POLITICAL OFFICES SEATED ON
CORPORATED EXECUTIVE BOARDS AND
FEATURED IN FILM AND TELEVISION
OF THE AGE OF FORTY.
MY LIP COLOR WOULD BE AS
INVISIBLE AS THIS GLASS CEILING
ONLY INCHES ABOVE MY HEAD.
(APPLAUSE)
YEAH.
"HEY, BECAUSE I AM WORTH IT.
AND BECAUSE HOLDING MYSELF TO AN
IMPOSSIBLE STANDARD OF BEAUTY,
KEEPS ME FROM STARTING A RIOT."
I LOVE TV.