I absolutely loved improv! I felt very much at home being onstage. It freed me to be all sorts of people other than myself. It was an escape from myself, if you will. I still love that creative freedom of improv and making people laugh. Mo Collins More Quotes by Mo Collins More Quotes From Mo Collins You look at shows on cable, and there's a lot of smart writing out there. Mo Collins look you smart writing Networks are operating from a fear base where it's all about playing the popularity game. Mo Collins playing game popularity fear I'm from Minneapolis, Minnesota. I moved to L.A. in 1997. Mo Collins minneapolis moved minnesota Before my big break in 'MADtv,' I was doing a lot of commercial work. Mo Collins doing big break work I was a very shy kid. In 8th grade, I had a teacher who got me into improv. Mo Collins kid me shy teacher I find society's underlings and people with interesting idiosyncrasies the most watchable. But I also love to mimic people who are ego-driven and kind of go through the world like lions. Mo Collins society love people world I like the variety of characters that you can play in films, rather than playing the same role for 10 years as you might on a sitcom. Mo Collins playing like you play