Seth Meyers Quotes

I wasn't really qualified to be on Saturday Night Live - I'm not like an impressionist or anything.

I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and it's such a funny show. I don't know if I'm funny enough to be on it but definitely would be interested in doing it.

Even in college I tended to get cast in the comedies more. It was what I liked doing.

When I was 8 years old, I watched 'Saturday Night Live,' and I always wanted to be on there and be an entertainer.

Some actors try to play parts and do things they can't do. Being funny is one of them. Being funny's hard.

To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.

When I was in kindergarten, I had one line in a little play. I said, I am Patrick Potato and this is my cousin, Mrs. Tomato, and I heard laughter. I wanted to be an actress from that moment on.

I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part!

'Saturday Night Live' is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.

I really fancied myself a comedic actress.

About the best thing an actor can do when all is said and done is to make people laugh.

Soaps are the best. They really are. If you can do a soap, well, you can do anything. You have to learn pages of dialogue very quickly.

Playing Chelsea on 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody' really helped with my over-the-top comedy.

'Ugly Betty' has been the most important thing I've ever done, easily. I was able to do more with one character than I can ever imagine doing again - Hilda was hilariously funny and emotionally deep... I really got to showcase what I could do with a character.

What's odd is that I've never been asked to do any comedy in film. That's something I could certainly do.

I do miss sometimes being onstage, because when I do film and television, it's usually so brief and funny.

I never thought I would be in a comedic role; my past is in drama.

My years on 'SNL' had reconfirmed that what I do best is play for a sort of edgy comedy.

When I decided I wanted to be an actor in high school, I really went into improv. I took classes at The Groundlings. I studied acting. Did sketch comedy in L.A.

I am genuinely interested in comedy and I know that I have good comic timing as well.

For me, the ideal job as an actor would be something that is intrinsically a drama but to which I could bring in as much humor as possible.

I was very interested in acting as a kid. I loved to perform.

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

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