I'm not a standup, but I play one on TV. Ana Gasteyer More Quotes by Ana Gasteyer More Quotes From Ana Gasteyer I'm married but the special man is my dog, Henry. Ana Gasteyer dogfriendshipmen I love people who try to keep the world in control - because the world is inherently not in control. Ana Gasteyer tryingpeopleworld Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door. Ana Gasteyer singingabledoors I actually like character work, so for me, generally speaking, I enjoy it. It's a little bit more of a comfortable suit you put back on. You can explore it and have fun with it and push the limits of it. Ana Gasteyer suits-youfuncharacter I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college. Ana Gasteyer comedycollege Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible. Ana Gasteyer tenaciousstage I'm a liberal inside a liberal's body. Ana Gasteyer body I always tried not to be too mean, but my problem is that the people I tend to find hilarious don't usually have senses of humor. So interacting with them is a little bit of an awkward engagement, because I can't really make them laugh, on top of which I've been doing an impression of them. Ana Gasteyer laughingmeanpeople 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. Ana Gasteyer foreverstuffkids You know, once somebody knows you can sing Elphaba, it's like being able to sing Evita - people shut up about it already. Ana Gasteyer shut-upablepeople 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. Ana Gasteyer high-heelsgoalhair I've done a ton of theater work and dramatic work, but nobody really knows me that way. Ana Gasteyer dramaticdoneway 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. Ana Gasteyer actressesconnectionsthinking I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery. Ana Gasteyer parodycharacteristicscelebration 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. Ana Gasteyer shieldsfacesthinking I like anything with a live audience. I love sitcom work. I hope it comes back in fashion because I really love it. I love single-camera work, too, but in a different way than that live-audience thing, which is really exciting. Ana Gasteyer camerasfashiondifferent Losing yourself in the character opens you up in a way that no amount of precise preparation can. Ana Gasteyer preparationcharacterway 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. Ana Gasteyer stresstakenkids It's definitely like being in some weird sorority. I'm friends with a lot of actresses, but my 'SNL' friends are my closest. Ana Gasteyer sororitysnlactresses It's fun to watch a true-blue movie star at work. They're really unbelievably charismatic. They understand camera angles. Ana Gasteyer starsbluefun
