Kristen Johnston

“I'd so much rather people think I was funny than pretty.”

“I was born in Washington, D.C., and I was raised in Milwaukee.”

“Onstage, I was never the ingenue.”

“I literally felt like a freak, which is another aspect of the role of Sally that I relate to: total outsider.”

“I was a full foot taller than any child my age.”

“I like people-watching and fading into crowds.”

“I spent 10 years in New York doing theater.”

“I was such a dork. I was too big. I was really gangly.”

“I want to play a Disney villainess so badly.”

“I don't consider myself a goody-goody, but I like to be perceived as classy.”

“And to be different is great. You don't want to be the same.”

“I'm a strong person, but I'd never resort to violence.”

“It was only when I moved to New York that I realized tall is good.”

“I've always just gone with the best role, and I don't care if it's in theater, film or television.”

“May I say, if you were suddenly put into a woman's body, wouldn't you be slightly interested in your breasts, and why people look at certain parts of you, and why certain parts move like they do?”

“If you love it, and work really hard at it, it will really happen, I believe. I'm living proof.”

“I think Janeane Garofalo is incredibly funny, and I love Dennis Miller.”

“I really came out to L.A. to take the money and run.”

“When you're that tall, people talk about it all the time.”

“I was voted Biggest Ham and Likeliest to Become a Celebrity.”