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.

You know, once somebody knows you can sing Elphaba, it's like being able to sing Evita - people shut up about it already.

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.

It's definitely like being in some weird sorority. I'm friends with a lot of actresses, but my 'SNL' friends are my closest.

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

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.

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.