Ana Gasteyer quotes

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

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.

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Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible.

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I'm so bad at spontaneous impressions.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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I'm a liberal inside a liberal's body. (Ana Gasteyer)

I played Liddy Dole last year and met her as well. From the artful way she phrased it, I still don't know if she had actually seen me play her. She made it sound like it was good, but that's just a gift they have.

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I'm friends with a lot of actresses, but my 'SNL' friends are my closest. The experience of working there is something of a battleground, a great one, but complicated. I think there's a deep connection for having survived that workplace.

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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.

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I've always lived in a city.

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

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

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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.

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Occupation: American Comedian
Born: May 4, 1967
Quotes count: 18

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