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.

I love people who try to keep the world in control - because the world is inherently not in control.

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.

I'm so bad at spontaneous impressions.

It's fun to watch a true-blue movie star at work. They're really unbelievably charismatic. They understand camera angles.

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.