Quotes from Jane Lynch

Standing by myself, just having everybody looking at me the entire time, is not my idea of a good time.

There I was as a kid: a closeted homosexual who wants to be an actress. I had no choice! Wanting to act was something I was wired with when I was born. I never thought I would have success or celebrity, although I did want that. But what I wanted more than anything was to work.

I would love to do the therapist on 'Two and a Half Men' again or just work with Charlie Sheen.

I can be kind of razor sharp in my disapproval.

I'd drop whatever I was doing to show up to do the graveyard shift of 'America's Shopping Place.'

I'm a person who likes habit and knowing what my job is.

I think a little tidbit I can give you is that I grew up with basically everything handed to me, except for my career. I worked for that.

I loved working with Cybill Shepherd. We had a good time together; we enjoyed being girlfriends. It was a real comfortable fit for us. I loved putting on a suit and tie.

I wanted to - any chance I had to dress up as a boy, like Halloween, I would be a pirate or a ghost that wore a tie. A hobo.

I love James Taylor and Carole King, Joni Mitchell - this is, like, early '70s stuff. I love the stuff from the '40s. I love that tight harmony that the studio singers in the '50s would sing. I love Patsy Cline. Yeah, I'm all over the place.

I've been in Chicago for every Christmas of my life.

I have to admit that I was a little nervous when I showed up for my first official 'Wreck-It Ralph' recording session.

I wanted to do something where I could hang my hat.

Will Ferrell in 'Talladega Nights.' He's a very generous performer. He's kind of just one of the guys, but his name happens to be above the title.

There's this weird kind of coming-in-from-left-field thing going on, and I love it - I am a huge fan of Christopher Durang.

I was not the kid that hung out at the arcade.

I worried too much when I was a kid.

You know 'Ninotchka?' I recommend it. It's kind of a mess, too. It was before, you know, we got slick editing tools, so it kind of chops along.

I became quite a diva, and intolerant, and people knew when I was not pleased. Some people were afraid of me, and other people just kind of blew me off. But I wasn't making any friends. I only had one person who remained my friend, and he was my boyfriend for a while. Even though I told him I was gay, he was like, 'That's alright.'

I've had days here and there where I would get discouraged because I wasn't a big star, but I've made a living ever since I was 27. Not a great living, but enough for me. I think actually being able to pay my rent and eat and perform is enough, and I did that for many years. Then I had some good years in there, too, where I made pretty good money.

Once you start classifying and trying to identify your own comedy style, you've ceased to be funny.

I love doing sketches, but I don't relish being by myself. That's not something I'm used to doing.

I think about Chicago as being a very actor-centered theater town, and people aren't in it to get to the next level, like movies and television. We're there for the love of the theater. So I think it fit right into my particular skill set, which is I love performing live.

My first love, in my head, believe it or not, was Ron Howard.