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All Quotes by author - Lauren Lapkus

" A lot of my characters are born out of a small grain in a person that I heighten and take to that next level. They're not based on anyone I've ever met, but they are these extreme versions of something. "

" Comedy is my first love; that's my main goal in life - to keep doing comedy. "

" Doing 'Comedy Bang! Bang!,' you have to play at the top of your abilities, so it is so fun to get that opportunity. I've grown a lot as a performer just working with those guys. "

" Doing improv really got me started in my whole career. "

" Every so often, you have to do a show that makes you walk to your car with your head down, wondering what you're doing with your life. It's good for you, as long as you're not feeling that way every night. "

" For me, what really excites me about my characters and what pushes their core is the kind of dark, sad side of life. "

" Getting to be the 'weird roommate' on a sitcom was a dream come true. "

" I believe that each person can make a difference, but it's so slight that there's basically no point. "

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" I definitely get inspired by people who are disgusting on some level. "

" I did a number of local children's theater plays growing up, but in 5th grade, I had some good times on stage making people laugh as a troll in 'The Hobbit.' That solidified my dream to be on 'Saturday Night Live,' which was hugely influential for me growing up. "

" I feel like that would be pretty strange to meet a voice actor as a kid. "

" I had always done broader characters, but going to UCB and speaking to my own voice was important for auditioning for TV and film. "

" I had a teacher who recommended I take improv classes in Chicago - I'm from Evanston, Illinois - so I did improv classes at Improv Olympic, and that kind of opened me up. "

" I kind of see it as my personal therapy to get on stage and do characters. "

" I live for watching TV and partying with my book club. "

" I love creating characters that are ridiculous and flawed. To me, the most important thing about comedy is the joy it can bring to the performers and the audience alike. I love making people laugh and not over-thinking things. Some of my favorite moments are when I am doing an improv scene with friends, and I can't stop laughing during it. "

" I love improvising on the spot. I like that pressure. "

" I love L.A. and feel attached to this city, but I don't identify myself as being a part of it. "

" I love the mall, and I love Howard Stern and Oprah. "

" I love watching people tell stories, because it's very vulnerable. "

" I love watching 'The Real Housewives of New York.' That's my guilty pleasure. But I don't even feel guilty. I can just watch it, zone out, and forget about my problems. "

" I'm a huge 'Bachelor' fan! "

" I'm more of a tomboy - I fall into the jeans-and-a-T-shirt style, for sure - but I have a girlie side to me. "

" Improv changed my life in the best way. I gained so much confidence and really learned how to use my sense of humor to do something other than make sarcastic comments to the TV, though that remains one of my best skills. I stayed in Chicago for college mainly to continue doing improv, which was an awesome decision for me. "

" I'm really thankful for my improv background. "

" I often play characters on TV shows that are more sweet and naive and just kind of puppy-dog eyes, and I don't think I am like that as a person. "

" I think I was always a class clown growing up and a funny kid. I never really knew how to channel that until I got into high school. "

" I think that by doing the podcast, I've grown to actually enjoy hosting a little more and realize that my role is a bit of a host, even though I thought I was totally avoiding that by creating this construct. But hosting a late night show has never really been a goal of mine in particular, but it could be fun. "

" It's like, if you tweet anything about One Direction, you'll get a lot of hate - immediately. They're just searching the words and then writing back to anybody who writes about them. "

" It's really fun to play a character that fights back and say what she means. "

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