Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

I'm a liberal inside a liberal's body.

Ana Gasteyer
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.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

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

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

I played Liddy Dole last year and met her as well. From the artful way she phrased it, I still don't know if she had actually seen me play her. She made it sound like it was good, but that's just a gift they have.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

I'm not a standup, but I play one on TV.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

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
Ana Gasteyer

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

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

I've always lived in a city.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

I'm very social, and in a place like New York, even if you're alone on the subway, you never feel lonely.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

I live in Brooklyn.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

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
Ana Gasteyer

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
Ana Gasteyer

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
Ana Gasteyer

I'm so bad at spontaneous impressions.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

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

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

It's so easy in these cabaret venues to get earnest.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

I've always lived in a city. I'm very social, and in a place like New York, even if you're alone on the subway, you never feel lonely.

Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer

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.