Kate Micucci

“I like the mix of stuff I do. I love movies, but I also enjoy performing live and writing songs.”

“My first songs were about animals and shoes. I wrote one song about PF Flyers, and one to my fish.”

“At comedy festivals, we always get grouped with other musical comedians, so you can get to know them and see what everyone is doing. it's really fun and awesome that we're the only girls, because we can tackle issues that guys can't sing about.”

“I guess one that wouldn't be obvious is - well, maybe it's super obvious, I can't tell - 'I Love Lucy' is my favorite show, going back to when I was 4. I've watched every episode I don't know how many times. It was something to watch women being funny when I was young.”

“I'm really shy - I don't do karaoke.”

“I started playing the ukulele in the year 2000. That sounds so futuristic saying it like that. The year 2000.”

“When I have a bad show, I can't wait until I can get back on stage to forget about it.”

“My parents wanted me to be a teacher. Because I could work most of the year and pursue the things that I love to do during the summer. It just seemed like a good plan.”

“There was always that kind of imagination in our house, which was always a little crazy.”

“It's good to make your own things because you can have control of your own art.”

“I have hair that looks like you could just take it off and plug a new style on.”

“I secretly wanted to act. I also wanted be a toy designer and make puppets.”

“There have been moments where I'm like, 'I don't know how I'm going to survive and pay next month's rent.' And the next month I'm filming a movie in New York City.”

“There was another Judy Garland movie on TV, and it wasn't 'The Wizard of Oz,' and I was so confused. I was like, 'Wait a second, what is Dorothy doing in this movie?' And that's when I became fascinated. I didn't realize there were actors.”

“I think that's what is so cool about performing. When there is a show to do, you get up there and do it.”

“I've had times where I've joked, like, 'I'm going to move to Vermont and become a painter.' And sometimes that joke felt like, 'Oh that's a good idea.' But it was only, like, a daydream for a moment to, like, escape.”

“I always think that I have plenty of time for everything, and then the reality of it doesn't quite match up.”

“I babysat kids in a ShopRite, which is a grocery store. They had a babysitting center so that parents could bring their children while they shopped. It was awful. I also was not very good at keeping the kids calm.”

“I never thought of myself as a singer, like ever, ever, ever. It's hysterical that I sing.”

“Doing voices in animated movies has been one of my dreams. You get to go and act, and you don't have to put on makeup.”