Acting is really about showing up that day and telling the writers what you feel like saying.
Tina FeyWhen I started on 'Saturday Night Live,' I had the choice of wearing contact lenses, which I had never worn before, or glasses, in order to be able to read the cue cards.
Tina FeyLife is improvisation. All of those [improv] classes were like church to me. The training had seeped into me and changed who I am.
Tina FeyI definitely think of myself still as a writer first, and feel like - with the lucky exception of this - any acting opportunity I've gotten is usually because I was writing on it. This is like a wonderful vacation. If you've ever sat in a writers' room it's the most disgusting, tortuous place, so it's a treat to be treated like a movie actor.
Tina Fey