Liza Lapira Quotes

If one of my friends said they'd written a little role for me in a sitcom, I'd definitely do it and I'd enjoy it. But I have no interest in being a serious actor.

I don't know what my next dream role gig is, but I have so, so many shows that I'm like, 'Oh my God, can I guest star on 'New Girl?' Like, that would be amazing!'

I'm basically an actress, not a comedienne, and if something comes along that appeals to me, I'll do it.

I'm really eager to go back and do some theater. I would love to do some more comedy as well because I think that's really the hardest thing to do; it's what I grew up doing, and I would love to go back and do that. I did a lot of theater growing up - musical theater.

I studied theater in college, and I really wanted to be an actress and play a lot of different roles. Then I made landing on a television comedy my main focus.

I'd played dumbasses a lot. On Mad About You, I played a very dumb waitress and they saw me.

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

I was doing a lot of drama until I took the comedy role in the series 'Car 54, Where Are You?,' and I've been tagged as a comedian ever since.

I was genuinely shocked to even be in the frame for a sitcom role on British TV.

You know I'm an actress, not just a funny lady.

In terms of acting, I've been acting from a very young age. I've always loved it and wanted to have a career in acting or something to do with it.

I'd love to do a comedy; that's the one thing I haven't done yet that I really, really want to do.

I didn't go out for a soap until I moved to New York. I wasn't even considering soaps, but my agents talked me into it and said it's nice, steady work.

I've done a little bit of TV. I'm doing a little mini-series at the moment called 'Scooter.'

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

My career is as an actress. I am an actress playing a comedienne.

My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was 'Just William.' It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel.

People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy.

When I read the script for Will & Grace in 1998, I knew I was the only guy for the part.

I've always loved film, and since I knew I probably couldn't be a cowboy or a spy in real life, I thought I'd play one in a movie! I started doing theater in middle school and tested for 'Victorious' before being in an episode of 'iCarly.'

You know, 'Jake 2.0' had some funny things in it; I mean, I needed my sense of humor to do that part.

I watched 'The Neighbors' when it first came on, and I thought it was hysterical. And every time I think something just tickles my funny bone, I call my agent and say, 'You know, I like this show. If they're ever looking for somebody, I'd like to work with them.'

Theater is definitely something that, through the course of my childhood and even in college, I enjoyed participating in. I would love to do theater, or as far as movies or television goes, if the right thing came along I would definitely entertain it.

My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.

I think people have a hard time thinking that I could've done a sitcom.