I went to art school for fine art and then I started doing performance art, and then I started making fun of performance art, and it turned into comedy.
Mary Lynn RajskubWhen you go to auditions, pretend you already have the job and you're just presenting - almost like you're at the table read. Don't go in with an air of, 'Please like me,' or, 'Please hire me.' You're like, 'Here's my take on it. Take it or leave it. I've got a lot of other things to do today.'
Mary Lynn RajskubI like America. I think it's pretty cool. I got into acting to avoid politics of any sort, and so I could remain in a fantasy world.
Mary Lynn RajskubI don't think my acting was ever bad; I always knew that I could do it. But when you go to audition for a drama, they're very serious in the room, and I was used to being kind of goofy and having small talk.
Mary Lynn Rajskub