Laura Benanti Quotes

Just to be on set with Amy Poehler, who's one of my heroes, was a total dream come true.

I have found that she is as kind and caring a person as she is hilarious. Simply put, Amy Poehler is my hero.

Everyone has a moment when they discover they love Amy Poehler.

Tina Fey is one of my heroes.

I am constantly amazed by Tina Fey. And I am Tina Fey.

I would do almost anything Tina Fey asks me to do.

I've always dreamed of growing up to be Amy Poehler.

I admire her so much, but I'm not the next Kate Upton.

Wonder Woman was my favorite superhero as a little girl. I still have a huge girl crush on Wonder Woman; I think she's amazing.

My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life, and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.

I was pretty taken with Patti Smith, she was my heroine.

We're not perfect but we're the envy of the world.

It's hard to consider myself one when a lot of my fans and people who are calling me a role model are people my age and sometimes older than me. I feel like they're at the same walk of life that I'm in right now, and they can probably teach me things about life, too.

I really, really look up to Carrie Underwood a lot because she came from a small town that has the same population as mine - 3,500 people.

My motto is 'In Tina Fey I trust.'

I know I was influenced by Beatrice Lillie. I must have been.

I think that Trinity's just the greatest character that I could ever play. I don't expect to ever play another woman that wonderful. I have a lot of Trinity in me, for sure.

I know who I am, and I know what my ambitions are. If one kid sees me on TV or sees me in a movie and relates, then I'm done. That's perfectly fine. That's enough for me.

Thankfully, I already have a mogul I can pattern myself after: Oprah. We're a lot alike. I'm black, I love to relate things people talk about to myself, and people think my best friend and I are lesbians! My strength is that I'm more relatable.

My idol was Jennifer Lopez.

I do what I do to inspire people. They can't be inspired by an ego, a big-headed person. It doesn't work. It doesn't match. And I really want to be that role model for people, for children. I want to be real. To my fans, I want them to view me as a real person. Don't put me on a pedestal. I'm human. I make mistakes, I cry, I hurt - just like you.

I definitely idolised Beyonce growing up.

One of my role models is Marion Cotillard.

Tina Fey is my mentor, whether she likes it or not.

I'm happy being the relatable hero.