Nobody gets into comedy because they feel like they're cool and funny. If they do, they're megalomaniacs. Noel Wells More Quotes by Noel Wells More Quotes From Noel Wells As a kid, I think people would have described me more as a goofball, or being energetic. But I always loved parodies; I loved spoofing things. Noel Wells kids people thinking I don't want to get ahead at the expense of somebody else. I don't even want to be the center of attention - I mean, yes, I made the movie and I can do all these things, but I don't want to always keep being in the middle of it. I want to collaborate with people and be a part of a creative community. I don't know. Noel Wells creative mean people To run a successful business, you have to be tough. Noel Wells tough successful running We really care about keeping the peace with people around us. We grew differently, that's all. Noel Wells care people I hate it when people say, "Oh, women are just jealous." I'm not jealous, but I do beat myself up about what I haven't accomplished in my own life yet - and when you meet a woman who has accomplished what you expect to achieve, and she's also dating your ex, of course it's hard! Noel Wells jealous hate people As a creative person, you have to keep going. There's no defined career path. There's no security. Noel Wells you keep-going creative path I remember, when I was a little kid playing with the 25 Legos I had, I thought, 'If I just had a camera, I could film different setups and make it look like I have way more Legos and tell a story.' I didn't get a camera, though, until I basically got an iPhone. Noel Wells camera look remember way I just think that we're all humans; we all mess up. It's okay: we should give people room to learn from their mistakes. That's how evolution happens. Noel Wells mistakes think okay people I think when you are trying to be intimate with people that are so incredibly self-obsessed, it's not going to work. It's not going to be romantic, and it's probably going to be one-sided. Noel Wells you work romantic people I'm sure there have been a lot of boys I've chased over the years that has been fueled by alcohol and stupidity. But that's kind of how things happen - sometimes you have to do something really stupid, and sometimes it works out, and sometimes you fall flat on your face. Noel Wells face you alcohol stupid I feel like I grew up being babysat by a television, and all I ever wanted to do was be in movies, direct movies, make movies, but it took me a really long time to be honest with myself about it because my background is that my family was very poor. Noel Wells myself me family time For all of my class projects, I somehow turned it into a commercial parody or put on plays. My whole thing was seeing things from a big picture, from beginning to middle to end: making a costume, doing voices, writing a script, making it all happen. Noel Wells picture end beginning writing I'm one of those people who had Christmas and my birthday always combined, and generally, my birthday was pretty much ignored. But my parents are always good about making some kind of special effort to make me feel like I also have a birthday that exists. Noel Wells good me christmas birthday Just as performers, I think you'd be an idiot not to utilize YouTube. Noel Wells youtube think you idiot I think the process of 'SNL' is still pretty formal. You make an audition tape, your agent sends it in, they watch people's tapes, and then they invite people to perform at a comedy club in Los Angeles or New York. But I don't know how much actual scouting they do online. Noel Wells think you comedy people I've always wanted to be a director; it's just how my mind has always worked. If I hear music, I see music videos and all the shots and setups to edit it all together. If I interact with a person, I'm seeing a whole scene come to life. Noel Wells music mind together life There is so much incredible talent in Hollywood, and it's crazy to me that we see the same people over and over again in projects. Noel Wells me talent crazy people Men think of women as people who just augment their experience. Women's value isn't a given. But getting to know some incredible women, and even learning to value myself, it's a shame that we aren't celebrated, loved, and cherished as a default. A lot of stupid dudes are really missing out on a much more interesting experience of life. Noel Wells myself women learning life I'm a progressive person, very liberal. I have this thing in my head where I'm going to change the world, but with comedy. Noel Wells change-the-world comedy change world I auditioned for 'S.N.L.' two years before I got on the show. And I remember the first time thinking, 'I know for sure I'm not going to get this.' But I had this feeling that I would be back. Noel Wells feeling time remember thinking
