Ana Gasteyer
Ana Gasteyer
Ana Kristina Gasteyeris an American actress of stage, film, and television. She is best known from her television roles such as being a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002, and her sitcom roles ABC's Suburgatory and on Netflix's Lady Dynamite...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth4 May 1967
CountryUnited States of America
Ana Gasteyer quotes about
act both characters create happier places snl
I'm happier than I've ever been. SNL is one of the only places you can both act and create characters for a living.
doors singing able
Comedy's been really liberating for me because I've been able to sneak the singing part in through the back door.
friendship dog men
I'm married but the special man is my dog, Henry.
people trying world
I love people who try to keep the world in control - because the world is inherently not in control.
fashion way cameras
I like anything with a live audience. I love sitcom work. I hope it comes back in fashion because I really love it. I love single-camera work, too, but in a different way than that live-audience thing, which is really exciting.
college comedy
I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.
stage tenacious
Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible.
body
I'm a liberal inside a liberal's body.
stars fun blue
It's fun to watch a true-blue movie star at work. They're really unbelievably charismatic. They understand camera angles...
kids forever laissez-faire
I'm pretty earthy; I nursed forever because I liked it and my kids liked it, but at the same time I'm very laissez-faire about stuff like bedtimes and food.
people able shut-up
You know, once somebody knows you can sing Elphaba, it's like being able to sing Evita - people shut up about it already.
hair high-heels goal
I was inspired more by early Bette Midler. I do wear a fancy dress and very high heels - and extra high hair. My goal is to obliterate all earnestness.
actors way different
There are different kinds of actors, and movie actors tend to be exceedingly precise and mechanical in a way that's really admirable for me to watch. You always learn from them.
thinking deep-connections actresses
I'm friends with a lot of actresses, but my 'SNL' friends are my closest. The experience of working there is something of a battleground, a great one, but complicated. I think there's a deep connection for having survived that workplace.