Cecily Strong

People have confused playing devil's advocate with being intelligent. ”

I love New York, but I don't like how it smells like hot pee and garbage in the summer. I feel like Chicago isn't that way. Maybe I'm just being romantic. ”

I love to share food, especially if I made it or I'm particularly proud of what I ordered. ”

Impressions are still kind of hard for me and not what I love to do the most, but with characters, I think there's an element of fearlessness. You try to figure out the best reading and wording of the jokes before the show, and then you just really have to go hard. ”

Food can be mean to me, but I love it anyway. ”

I love people who aren't embarrassed. I'm always embarrassed, so it's always astonishing to me when people aren't like that. ”

I like Instagram - I love pictures, I just don't take them very often. ”

I think I'm always inspired by really, really funny, amazing women, but I'm also inspired by really funny, amazing men. I think there's more of a feminist voice, like with Amy Schumer being out right now, whom I adore. ”

I always feel the most validated and confident being around people that I find funny - having Fred Armisen laugh at a scene or Bill Hader or Seth Meyers give me a compliment. ”

My drama instructor suggested I try comedy. I was resistant at first because I considered myself a serious actor, but of course I fell in love with it. ”