Voices have always been my way into a character. I usually approa... by Melissa Rauch

Voices have always been my way into a character. I usually approach the voice first.

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My first waitress job was at Johnny Rockets in New Jersey, and th... by Melissa Rauch

My first waitress job was at Johnny Rockets in New Jersey, and then I waited tables at a sports bar.

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My grandmother always would say, "This, too, shall pass." It is a... by Melissa Rauch

My grandmother always would say, "This, too, shall pass." It is always true.

my-grandmother this-too-shall-pass grandmother

When I was out of work when I first moved to L.A., one of the first things my husband and I did was buy season's passes to Disney and whenever I was bummed out about work, we would go to Space Mountain, and it was like a physical injection of anti-depressants.

mountain husband space

Laughter makes me come alive. Either being made to laugh or ignit... by Melissa Rauch

Laughter makes me come alive. Either being made to laugh or igniting it.

laughter alive laughing

I was a super shy, shy kid, so that was kind of my way of expressing myself - to mimic what I saw on TV. I was a bit of a weird kid, but luckily my parents encouraged it.

shy parent kids

I usually need to sit with pain a while. Really feel it. Then I need to talk it out. Luckily, I am surrounded by wonderful listeners who haven't told me to shut up yet.

shut-up pain needs

There is always a reason. When I look back on things that really upset me at the moment, I can always see why it happened in retrospect.

retrospect upset looks

I do yoga daily as well. I need to start the day with some sort of physical activity. That combined with the meditation clears my mind and energizes me.

yoga meditation mind

Meditation is very important to me. I feel off-balance when I ski... by Melissa Rauch

Meditation is very important to me. I feel off-balance when I skip a day.

balance important meditation

Dishonesty makes me feel vulnerable. by Melissa Rauch

Dishonesty makes me feel vulnerable.

dishonesty vulnerable feels

I was a theater dork in high school and did all the plays. My theater teacher in high school, Janet Spahr, was absolutely incredible and mentored me throughout school. She taught me a lot about relying on my instincts.

play teacher school

I knew from a young age that I wanted to perform. I went to an arts camp called Brookdale Arts Camp, in New Jersey, from the time I was 6, and then I was a counselor there through high school.

age art school

I was kind of like the Rhea Perlman of the bar. I was like Carla on “Cheers.” People were more afraid of me. There was a point where I got a little surly. There were only so many chicken wings I could serve before losing the smile on my face.

cheer wings people

My fear is that, had I stayed in Jersey, I would have become Snooki because I'm just a bottle of hair dye away.

jersey bottles hair

TV was my life, growing up. I ran home from school to watch television, and even did my homework with the TV on - my mom had a rule that as long as my grades didn't fall, I was allowed to. So it was my dream to work in television.

growing-up mom dream

I love an arcade. I love a boardwalk game. But I also love a rollercoaster. Though I think the rollercoaster love comes from the fact that it took a really long time for me to reach the height requirement, so I promised myself very early on that when I reach that, I will not take it for granted.

games long thinking

When my husband came to my parents' house for the first time, he asked, 'Why is everyone screaming? Why are they so angry?' I said, 'No one's angry. This is just how we communicate.

husband parent house

In the guest star situation on a show, it has a feel of a foreign exchange student - you're worrying the night before where you're going to sit for lunch. 'The Big Bang Theory' was like that. I was supposed to only do one episode. What was different was the cast and production staff was so welcoming, even though I was only scheduled for a week.

feel you lunch night

We must take down the carnies. I think we need to start a campaign to defeat their scamming ways. I never win the boardwalk basketball game.

down game win think

The live performance aspect of shooting a multicamera sitcom is wonderful. You have that instant audience reaction.

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