She's true to herself and she's determined. She has things going against her, but she forges ahead despite all of that. I think that's encouraging. She's got some problems, but she has hope and tries to plow through things. I think that's a good role model.
I went to NYU drama school, so I was a very serious actress. I used to do monologues with a Southern accent, and I was really into drama and drama school. And then, in my last year of drama school, I did a comedy show, and the show became a big hit on campus.
I never think I want to try to be funny. And humor, if there is anything funny, should come from a real place.
When I was 12, my friend and I tried to sneak onto a plane from my hometown of Cleveland to New York City! My dad encouraged us - he was a wild guy, big on jokes.
Losing my mom at such a young age had a profound effect on my life.
The love of a parent, that connection, it's eternal.
I think I'm a really hard worker, and I feel like my attitude is to just enjoy the process of being creative and developing and 'just throw a bunch of stuff against the wall and see what sticks.'
Mary Katherine Gallagher is an exaggerated version of me, how I felt when I was little.
I had to babysit a lot when I was in high school, and I missed a lot of parties. I felt this longing, like, 'Oh no, I'm going to miss meeting the love of my life at that party!' I feel like that's very Mary Katherine Gallagher.
People would be like, 'Oh, 'Saturday Night Live' is such a stepping stone!' And I remember being like, 'A stepping stone?! This is my everything! I could just stop right here! This is the pinnacle!'
I actually went to college with Adam Sandler. He was a dramatic actor, too!
When I see a mom embarrassed because her kid is having a temper tantrum, I'm like, 'Please! Do you think I've never gone through that?' Women tend to be too hard on themselves.
I've definitely read stuff that I've been offered where I've been like, 'I can't do this. I think somebody would be better in this than me.' I don't want to do something if I don't feel like I can do a good job serving the material.
I love comedy, but I did always consider myself a dramatic comedian.
I'm no way one of those comedians who want to do drama. I really do love comedies. I hope to go back to it.
I think things get a lot better after high school. I think the ones that struggle during that time tend to have better experiences after.
I went to drama school at New York University.
I really love having lots of down time with my kids.
I like both movies and TV, so I don't have some big grand plan.
When I was on 'Saturday Night Live,' all I did was work.
