Kristen Wiig Quotes

I take anything other than 'you big pig!' as a compliment.

I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.

There is no harm in making people laugh by making fun of yourself. What's wrong is when people derive pleasure from making fun of others.

One of the first comic things you do is imitate.

I don't believe you should make fun of anyone but yourself.

The people never endeavor to ridicule those they love and esteem, nor will they suffer them to be ridiculed. If any one attempts it, their ridicule returns upon the author; he makes himself only the object of public hatred and contempt.

I can only parody stuff I love.

I can make fun of someone and still be a fan.

I long ago vowed, as Batman did before me, never to make fun of stuff that people couldn't help. Because it's (1) easy and (2) not fair. There are plenty of things that people have complete control over that are worthy of ridicule.

Is not parody the eternal lot of man?

There's a clip where he had someone miming me running around from keyboard to keyboard. Oh dear, I am sure a lot of people didn't know what he was going on about.

Whatever you laugh at in others, laughs at yourself.

I may not understand, but I am willing to admire.

I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me.

There's no glory and no respect in making fun of the weak, the powerless.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

I think you can make fun of anything except things people can't help. They can't help their race or their sex or their age, so you ridicule their pretension or their ego instead. You can ridicule ideas - ideas don't have feelings. You can ridicule an idea that someone holds without hurting them.

The way people do an impression of me is they use the phrase, 'Who are these people who do this... ?' Then they do some not-quite-good-enough observational humour, which is the most offensive thing.

That's what I love about 'MADtv': If you exist, if you breathe, we will take you down.

Imitation is the sincerest form of insult.

It is always cruel to laugh at people, of course, although sometimes if they are wearing an ugly hat it is hard to control yourself.

The worst mistake you can make is underrating your enemy. Assuming that they're evil - I think it's a terrible thing to do.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape.

Humor, humility, and, of course, honesty, all are qualities that work in public and cultural diplomacy.