Kristen Wiig
Kristen Wiig
Kristen Carroll Wiig is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. She is known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, and such films as Knocked Up, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Paul and Bridesmaids, Girl Most Likely, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the animated Despicable Me film series, The Skeleton Twins, The Martianand Ghostbusters...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth22 August 1973
CityCanandaigua, NY
CountryUnited States of America
It's not like I have boxes of scripts arriving at my door.
People are always so surprised when I want to do dramatic stuff.
The public doesn't want to hear people complaining about having their picture taken.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I just want to try and be in projects that are exciting to me.
I never think if I do an impression of someone, I'm never making fun of them.
You have to leave things that you love.
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.
Why can't there be a lot of great women who are doing great things?
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.
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.