Quotes By Kristen Wiig

I know from my own experience and from other people in the business that when you come from a place where nobody knew who you were and then there is this sudden shift to where everybody now knows who you are, there's an adjustment that you have to make.

I don't know about the romantic comedy route, although never say never.

I always say I want to look haunted.

I wish I had a lot of tattoos.

I'm a vegetarian; I eat a lot of tofu and soy.

Maybe studios don't want to see women acting in a way that isn't womanly. Maybe people don't.

At parties, I'll start talking and notice everyone is looking at me and feel dumb and say, 'Forget it,' and then start eating things.

I like to write and draw and paint, and my mom's an artist, so I think I get caught up in thinking, 'I'm afraid it's gonna be bad,' and it's hard for me to start sometimes.

Sometimes I need to blow off steam and go dance really hard.

When you go out of your comfort zone and it works there's nothing more satisfying.

I enjoy being characters rather than myself.

I lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, until eighth grade, and then my high-school years were in Rochester, New York.

I would never wear fur.

If I can be doing something in the arts till the day I die. I would be very, very happy.

I probably lived more of a rock-star life when I was 15. I got in trouble a fair amount. I cared more about hanging out and skipping school than studying.

I do sort of gravitate towards smaller, indie-type movies.

With improv, it's a combination of listening and not trying to be funny.

I just like to walk around New York, just put my iPod on and walk around.

It's not like I have boxes of scripts arriving at my door.

It's a mystery to me what makes people laugh.

I wish I had less fear about creating my own parts.

People always call me a comedian. And I don't really see myself like that. I guess I just consider myself an actor who does comedy. But who wants to do other things as well.

There are so many funny women in the world, and there has been for so many years, so I'll be happy when people can just move on from that, and things can just be 'comedies' and not 'female' or 'male,' and everyone gets an equal opportunity.

I'd make a terrible surgeon. The fear of blood? Very high on my list.

I don't rehearse a lot. I try to keep it organic. Even in movies, the less I rehearse, the better I am.

I definitely ran with a pack of hoodlums, that's for sure.

Even in this day and age, if you're not married, there are people who are like, 'Awww! Don't worry, it'll happen for you someday.'

I wasn't rich.

I don't know if you can articulate an instinct.

I love the rain. It's my favorite weather.