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. ”

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. ”

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

I'm so bad at spontaneous impressions. ”

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

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

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

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. ”

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. ”

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