Ana Gasteyer quotes
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“I'm married but the special man is my dog, Henry.”
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“I've done a ton of theater work and dramatic work, but nobody really knows me that way.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“I like anything with a live audience. I love sitcom work. I hope it comes back in fashion because I really love it. I love single-camera work, too, but in a different way than that live-audience thing, which is really exciting.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“It's fun to watch a true-blue movie star at work. They're really unbelievably charismatic. They understand camera angles...”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“There are different kinds of actors, and movie actors tend to be exceedingly precise and mechanical in a way that's really admirable for me to watch. You always learn from them.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“Writers tend to hate recurring characters; there's this writer snob thing about it. But I don't have that. I feel like the challenge is always to find a cool and innovative way to do it and, obviously, to not repeat your jokes.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : James Tate (2013). “Selected Poems”, p.115, Wesleyan University Press
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“I like playing the same person over and over again. I've done shows for over a year on Broadway, and I never get bored.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“I actually like character work, so for me, generally speaking, I enjoy it. It's a little bit more of a comfortable suit you put back on. You can explore it and have fun with it and push the limits of it.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“I always tried not to be too mean, but my problem is that the people I tend to find hilarious don't usually have senses of humor. So interacting with them is a little bit of an awkward engagement, because I can't really make them laugh, on top of which I've been doing an impression of them.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“You know, once somebody knows you can sing Elphaba, it's like being able to sing Evita - people shut up about it already.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“I'm very social, and in a place like New York, even if you're alone on the subway, you never feel lonely.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : "Ana Gasteyer Talks Living in Suburgatory". Interview with Marisa Fox, www.redbookmag.com. March 15, 2012.
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“I've always lived in a city.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : "Ana Gasteyer Talks Living in Suburgatory". Interview with Marisa Fox, www.redbookmag.com. March 15, 2012.
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“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 GasteyerSource : "‘Suburgatory’ Star Ana Gasteyer Talks New Show And ‘SNL’ Past". The Huffington Post Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2, 2012.
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“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.”
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“Losing yourself in the character opens you up in a way that no amount of precise preparation can.”
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“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.”
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“I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.”
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“Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible.”
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“I'm a liberal inside a liberal's body.”
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“Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door.”
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“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 GasteyerSource : "‘Suburgatory’ Star Ana Gasteyer Talks New Show And ‘SNL’ Past". Huffington Post Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2, 2012.
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“I'm not much of a famous-person friend. I've hung out with Brooke Shields and I don't think I've ever seen that kind of pure face recognition, but I keep a low profile.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : "‘Suburgatory’ Star Ana Gasteyer Talks New Show And ‘SNL’ Past". Huffington Post Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2, 2012.
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“I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : "Ana Gasteyer Talks Living in Suburgatory". Redbook interview, www.redbookmag.com. March 15, 2012.
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“I love people who try to keep the world in control - because the world is inherently not in control.”
-- Ana GasteyerSource : "Ana Gasteyer Talks Living in Suburgatory". Redbook interview, www.redbookmag.com. March 15, 2012.
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