Kate McKinnon

“I've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.”

“My couch is made of cat's hair. The cushions have been obscured, and it's made of salt-and-pepper fur. I can't have visitors. I can't ask people to sit on that couch because they become implicated in the furriness of it, and they're walking around, and it's not fair to people.”

“When I heard that Paul Feig was directing an all-female 'Ghostbusters,' I was prepared to do anything to be a part of this, to be a part of what sounded like an incredible project.”

“I love Jared Hess' movies. He's such a weirdo and such a nice, funny guy.”

“I tried for a short time to be something I wasn't, and had no success with it. It's a practical solution to just be yourself.”

“'SNL' can be a stressful environment, and I am panicking constantly, but I guess I keep it pretty internal.”

“I love gross kissing. I think it's the most fun thing to do.”

“The first impression that I liked doing was an impression of Cheri Oteri's Barbara Walters impression on 'SNL.' I found that I could mimic that pretty well, and people got a kick out of that.”

“Comedy is a tool of togetherness. It's a way of putting your arm around someone, pointing at something, and saying, 'Isn't it funny that we do that?' It's a way of reaching out.”

“Progress, real progress, makes me cry harder than anything. When the world itself grows.”

“My mom watches really obscure stuff on IFC. She's a real comedy fan. She knows everything that's going on.”

“It's much easier for me to do an impression of someone real, because you and the audience begin with a baseline understanding of this person's life. And then if you subvert that in any way, it's a little comedy surprise.”

“Maddie Ziegler is the most amazing dancer I've ever seen, and I'm so obsessed with her. I was obsessed with her even before she did her first Sia video.”

“I really like collections of things. I love antique botanical prints with a bunch of different weeds and seeds.”

“I hate the feeling of having hair on my neck.”

“It's such an insult that foul gas comes out of a hole in our butt with a sound to announce itself. It's the ultimate bad thing about being a person.”

“You can't make the audience fall in love with a character you don't like.”

“I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.”

“Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous. I just wanted to have mastered the art of sketch comedy.”

“I grew up with a pet iguana named Willy. We had a very contentious relationship. It turns out that iguanas are not meant to live in suburban homes.”