Quotes from Kristen Wiig

I can relate to having those people in your life that you feel are moving on to this great, big, normal life and you're like, 'What's wrong with me?'

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

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

When you're on your deathbed, you probably aren't counting the movies you've made.

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

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

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

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.

For movies to get greenlit solely based on the success of other movies that have a lot of women in them? It's so ridiculous to me.

I think it's an interesting thing to watch when a person is trying to keep it together and then ultimately when they do lose it a little bit.

The weddings that I've been in have been pretty mellow.

I hated speaking in public. I would miss school just so I wouldn't have to do it.

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

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

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

Women do get drunk, they do get sick and they do get food poisoning. It seems to be a bit of a surprise to people that they are seeing it.

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

It's fun for me to play people that are just kind of odd.

People sometimes get a little extra criticism when they try something that they don't normally do, but I think that's just a natural thing for artists. It's like, 'Okay, I did that, and now I want to try this.'

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

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

Dont become something just because someone else wants you to, or because its easy; you wont be happy. You have to do what you really, really, really, really want to do, even if it scares the sh.. out of you.