Ellie Kemper Quotes

I always loved acting and improv and sketch comedy and theater, which I did at a local youth theater.

As a child, I was always interested in drama and performance.

I'm an actor first and foremost, who happens to do improv. I've also done sitcoms, I've done stage.

I'm an improviser. I came up doing improv at the U.C.B. Theater in New York for seven years. That's where I started, so improv is what I love.

As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride.

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

When I was at Upright Citizens Brigade, I would pretend to be a sad, drunk rapper.

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.

Comedy and drama are both challenging to me.

I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal.

My drama instructor suggested I try comedy. I was resistant at first because I considered myself a serious actor, but of course I fell in love with it.

People think comedians don't do drama. Comics are drama. And what is drama, as opposed to comedy? It's all the same to me.

As an actor all we want to do is act and play people.

Acting is something I love to do. I love to perform and I love the art, the craft of it.

Acting is a mysterious process.

I always wanted to tell stories and act.

One of the things that makes any good entertainment, whether it's a play, drama, comedy, television, film, whatever, is that you feel a certain amount of spontaneity.

Acting is something I love.

I love the theater. I love being on stage; I love the live audience. I also love dressing up and all of the make-believe.

I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.

An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer.

I love being on stage if I'm not on a set. If I'm at home, I'm usually in my office editing or reconstructing my website or whatever it may be. I just love putting creativity into a performance, so if the right script comes along, and I certainly am reading comedies and dramas now, then I'm ready willing and able to give it a shot.

I love playing other people's work. I love acting.

At the end of the day, I do think I'm happiest doing comedy. I love it. I know that I can do other things. I love drama as well.