Ana Gasteyer Quotes

I'm married but the special man is my dog, Henry.

Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door.

I love people who try to keep the world in control - because the world is inherently not in control.

I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.

I'm very social, and in a place like New York, even if you're alone on the subway, you never feel lonely.

It's fun to watch a true-blue movie star at work. They're really unbelievably charismatic. They understand camera angles.

I'm not much of a famous-person friend. I've hung out with Brooke Shields and I don't think I've ever seen that kind of pure face recognition, but I keep a low profile.

It's definitely like being in some weird sorority. I'm friends with a lot of actresses, but my 'SNL' friends are my closest.

It’s funny, there are so many women who are former executives and have taken all that stress and anxiety and transferred it onto their kids.

I'm pretty earthy; I nursed forever because I liked it and my kids liked it, but at the same time I'm very laissez-faire about stuff like bedtimes and food.

I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.

I'm so bad at spontaneous impressions.

I'm not a standup, but I play one on TV.

I was inspired more by early Bette Midler. I do wear a fancy dress and very high heels - and extra high hair. My goal is to obliterate all earnestness.

I've always lived in a city.

Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible.

I'm a liberal inside a liberal's body.

I've done a ton of theater work and dramatic work, but nobody really knows me that way.

There are different kinds of actors, and movie actors tend to be exceedingly precise and mechanical in a way that's really admirable for me to watch. You always learn from them.

I like playing the same person over and over again. I've done shows for over a year on Broadway, and I never get bored.

You know, once somebody knows you can sing Elphaba, it's like being able to sing Evita - people shut up about it already.

Losing yourself in the character opens you up in a way that no amount of precise preparation can.