Heidi Gardner

“When I got to L.A., I went to cosmetology school and landed a job at a salon in Studio City, which was a bit conservative, but I had a few clients who liked to experiment.”

“So many times, I'll see something working for someone else, and I'll say, 'I need to write sketches like that.' I need to remind myself: That's not what I find funny or that's not what I can do; that doesn't come naturally to me.”

“I really like a margarita, but I feel like you don't always want something that extra.”

“I was super into movies and pop culture. But I learned that although there are classes at KU where all you have to do is go and watch a movie, I still skipped those. What was wrong with me? They couldn't have designed the schedule better. 'Hey, you get to watch a classic movie and don't have to go until 6 P.M.' And, yet, I'm still gonna skip it.”

“My personal style is, oh my gosh, definitely vintage-heavy, with an emphasis on nostalgic kitsch. I feel like deep down, I might be trying to recreate my mom's closet from the early '90s. I think that's what's really going on. The closet I used to play dress-up in is now what I might be making my own adult closet.”

“I want to eat hot wings and get my mouth burned. People love to see people's mouths on fire and sweaty and having to drink milk.”

“There's Mahomes haters and I just don't understand it. I know it's just because he's so good.”

“By the time I got to college, I was cutting hair for all my broke friends. I was a little lost with what I wanted to do with my life, so I thought, 'Maybe if I drop out and move to L.A. to do hair, that'll sound cooler than just dropping out.'”

“In my own life, I think I've always been a bit of a people pleaser. Maybe the world around me was a little chaotic, so I had to keep my cool. And so I really like playing characters that don't care and just let loose in public with no shame, like cry, yell, roll their eyes.”

“I have to deal with my own fear and anxiety.”

“I will just hear someone say something, whether it's someone just passing by, or if I'm watching a show or reality show, it's like one sentence to me can indicate so much about a person.”

“I really love the Charlotte Tilbury bronzer and highlighter duo. I just love a good contour.”

“It was cool going to an all-girls school. By nature, you weren't worried about boys. A lot of girls felt they were a little more able to be themselves.”

“My obsession with hair started when I turned 12, right around the time Gwen Stefani dyed hers hot pink. After that, I would try out a new color every month.”

“What happened to me could just be my experience, and I don't want to immediately put that on to someone else.”

“I like to get pretty specific with a character. Not only behavior, but emotional. I go really deep into emotions and get as emotional as a performer as possible. I welcome it.”

“This is going to be controversial, but I think that the croissants in America are better than the croissants in France.”

“Long story short, I moved to L.A. from Missouri to work at a salon for about nine years. About halfway through that, I took a class at the Groundlings and fell in love with it. It was a fun hobby!”

“When I get to do things now like go to fashion week, it's really amazing to me.”

“Anytime you try to force something that's not yourself, that's going to feel bad and it's going to feel inauthentic. But that doesn't mean you can't learn from the things and the people that are working and having success.”