Ana Gasteyer

“I'm a big believer in the power of a good fit in a costume. It's the first step to creating a character.”

“My greatest hope is that we have a better way of having a national conversation about controversial issues.”

“I think 'Saturday Night Live' is a very particular beast. It's a live show, and it's a pressure cooker.”

“My goal is to be a part of things that are really well-written. It's a writer's medium, television.”

“You have to be a little bit of a warrior to be a woman in comedy.”

“The best comedy to me is the comedy that comes from a real place. It's not contrived.”

“I was a theater person, and I was a singer, and I was a dancer. That's what I did. So, it was natural for me to do that on 'SNL'.”

“Improvisation is a muscle. You have to keep it in shape.”

“I don't mind being a professional character actor. I'm not a star. I'm a professional character actor.”

“I love a good Christmas album. It's a very specific, nostalgic, and wonderful slice of the year.”

“I think that in the last twenty years, we've seen a lot of women in comedy, and I think that's been a real sea change.”