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

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.

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.

Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door.

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.

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

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