Kristen Wiig Quotes

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

- Kristen Wiig

New, Years, Then, Eighth

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?'

- Kristen Wiig

Moving On, Big, Normal, Normal Life

I would rather have a small part in a really great movie than a big one in one that I'm not too psyched about.

- Kristen Wiig

Small, Big, Big One, Small Part

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

- Kristen Wiig

Nothing, More, Works, Comfort Zone

The public doesn't want to hear people complaining about having their picture taken.

- Kristen Wiig

Want, Public, Having, Hear People

I always say I want to look haunted.

- Kristen Wiig

Want, Say, Always, Haunted

There's something about a Christmas sweater that will always make me laugh.

- Kristen Wiig

Christmas, Will, Always, Make Me Laugh

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

- Kristen Wiig

Know, You, Instinct, Articulate

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

- Kristen Wiig

Movies, Made, Counting, Deathbed

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

- Kristen Wiig

Sometimes, Go, Need, Blow

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

- Kristen Wiig

Door, Like, Boxes, Scripts

I roller skated when I was younger, but when you're on a track that's slanted and you're with other people all skating in a pack, it's a whole different sport.

- Kristen Wiig

Other, Skating, Younger, Skated

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.

- Kristen Wiig

Studying, More, Amount, Fair Amount

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.'

- Kristen Wiig

Sometimes, Artists, I Think, Normally

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

- Kristen Wiig

Less, Rehearse, Am, Organic

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

- Kristen Wiig

Sure, Pack, Definitely, Ran

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

- Kristen Wiig

See, Maybe, Studios, Womanly

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.

- Kristen Wiig

Start, Feel, Everyone, Notice

I wish I had a lot of tattoos.

- Kristen Wiig

Wish, I Wish, Lot, Tattoos

I feel like women are asked their age more than men.

- Kristen Wiig

More, Feel, Like, Women Are

A big part of being in a wedding is the financial obligation, and that's something that people don't really talk about, but if you're asked to be in a wedding, you're gonna have to fork over some cash.

- Kristen Wiig

Big, Some, Over, Cash

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.

- Kristen Wiig

Happy, Been, So Many Years, Comedies

People are always so surprised when I want to do dramatic stuff.

- Kristen Wiig

Want, Always, Dramatic, Surprised

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

- Kristen Wiig

Surgeon, High, Very, Terrible

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

- Kristen Wiig

Me, Play, Kind, Odd

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.

- Kristen Wiig

Own, Other, Everybody, Adjustment

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.'

- Kristen Wiig

Worry, Happen, Like, Day And Age

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

- Kristen Wiig

Vegetarian, Eat, Lot, Soy

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

- Kristen Wiig

Speaking, Public, Would, Hated

It sounds so cheesy, but there's something very powerful about looking in the mirror and asking yourself a question. Because I think it's really hard to lie.

- Kristen Wiig

Mirror, Think, Very, Cheesy

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

- Kristen Wiig

Listening, Trying, Improv, Combination

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.

- Kristen Wiig

Always, Other, Like, Comedian

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

- Kristen Wiig

Pretty, Been, Weddings, Mellow

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

- Kristen Wiig

Never, Route, Although, Never Say Never

I think people like to see the lives of artists that are legends. They always go through the dark periods and I think just as humans we like to see that and them coming out of it. I love those kinds of movies.

- Kristen Wiig

Love, Through, I Think, Humans

The good thing about 'SNL' is that it's the same people every week that you're working with, and we've all become so close and tight because we've worked together so long and so closely together.

- Kristen Wiig

Week, Closely, About, Good Thing

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.

- Kristen Wiig

Other, Them, Based, Solely

Why can't there be a lot of great women who are doing great things?

- Kristen Wiig

Doing, Things, Lot, Great Things

I really, really want to go to Paris. I've never been.

- Kristen Wiig

Never, Want, Been, Paris

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

- Kristen Wiig

Movies, Sort, Smaller, Gravitate

I just always gravitate toward the kind of characters or people that maybe you don't want to talk to for a long time at a party, but you do like to watch what they're doing.

- Kristen Wiig

Doing, Always, Maybe, Gravitate

Mean comedy is not really something that I personally gravitate towards or something that I do.

- Kristen Wiig

Comedy, Mean, Personally, Gravitate

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.

- Kristen Wiig

Think, Caught, I Think, Draw

I would never wear fur.

- Kristen Wiig

Never, Wear, Would, Fur

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

- Kristen Wiig

Me, People, Makes, Mystery

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

- Kristen Wiig

New York, New, Like, iPod

I never think if I do an impression of someone, I'm never making fun of them.

- Kristen Wiig

Think, Never, Making, Impression

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

- Kristen Wiig

Love, Rain, I Love, Favorite

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

- Kristen Wiig

Die, Doing, Very, Arts

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.

- Kristen Wiig

Interesting, Think, I Think, Ultimately

If you're creating anything at all, it's really dangerous to care about what people think.

- Kristen Wiig

Think, Creating, About, Dangerous

I don't always just want to do the same thing.

- Kristen Wiig

Want, Always, Same, Same Thing

My friends back home are very supportive.

- Kristen Wiig

Friends, Back, Very, Supportive

I just want to try and be in projects that are exciting to me.

- Kristen Wiig

Me, Want, Exciting, Projects

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

- Kristen Wiig

Wish, Own, My Own, I Wish

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