Janet Varney Quotes

Comedy's my first love. I love that so much. You play comedy in drama, too. The difference between genres doesn't really change the method of acting.

I've always wanted to play more comic parts.

If you don't like the people, you're just doing a sketch. Which, in most cases, is comedy minus some emotional backbone.

I sort of consider myself a comedic actress, not a comedienne. I think it's different. You know, I'm not a stand-up or anything, but playing into comedic situations is sort of where, I think, my strength lies.

I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.

I never set out to do a sketch show.

I was heavily influenced by Andy Kaufman and Steven Wright.

People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters that I believe that I am not. Like my role on 'Law and Order.' That character unnerved people. And I loved every second of it. I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.

I've done romantic comedy, and I don't get to flex that muscle often.

I haven't done much comedy; I would love to. I love doing dramatic roles, but I'd love to do comedy. I think it would be refreshing.

I started out wanting to be an actor and I like to give actors as much as possible. I love writing stuff where they can really lose control.

I enjoy getting to work on 'Saturday Night Live', where I get to do people like David Paterson. And then, its like a different muscle to do someone like a bicycle guy on' Portlandia'.

I like doing them and they're ridiculous and the actors can improvise a lot, and they don't have to be really realistic characters that hit a very specific tone as in a feature film. They're really fun, I want to make more of them definitely.

Chris Farley, I was a huge fan of his growing up. I would love to do something kind of slapstick and funny, maybe where I could change my look even a little bit.

Comedy has always been more challenging for me than drama.

I'm a quite serious actor who doesn't mind being ridiculously comic.

I was very serene, and I still am, until I start talking in another voice, then suddenly I have a lot of volume and I'm frantic. But I didn't want to be one of those people who's always talking in accents in real life, so I started doing sketch comedy.

When you do a good comedy show, you have to understand that if you don't have drama or sad moments, then the comedy turns into a clowning kind of situation.

Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.

My portrayal of Fagin was all to do with my experience in comedy and revue.

I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.

I really just love making comedies; I love doing characters.

I like to play different types roles, but I'd like to do a comedy next.

Every actor thinks he can do comedy, and it's not true.

Acting doesn't have to be threadbare misery all the time.