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 GasteyerI love people who try to keep the world in control - because the world is inherently not in control.
Ana GasteyerIt's fun to watch a true-blue movie star at work. They're really unbelievably charismatic. They understand camera angles.
Ana GasteyerI'm very social, and in a place like New York, even if you're alone on the subway, you never feel lonely.
Ana GasteyerWriters 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 GasteyerI 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.
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