Kristen Schaal

“I thought I would either be an epidemiologist or a 'Price Is Right' model.”

“I would be an actress for the rest of my life just because it's really relaxing. Writing is hard work, and stand-up is so stressful before you get on stage, but acting is a complete ensemble experience.”

“I just really like people, and being a freelancer can be lonely during the day, when you're at home trying to write anything you can. 'Flight Of The Conchords' was so wonderful because I had a family for two years.”

“I would love for people to know that the label 'feminist' is something that everyone should wear proudly, because it just means that you support women.”

“I would like to be known as someone who was really sweet but also knowledgeable in all areas of life.”

“Being a correspondent on 'The Daily Show' is some combination of doing a character and doing stand-up. It's a juggling act to find a balance between being you and playing a role.”

“I think growing up on a farm in a certain amount of isolation, with not a lot of friends nearby, makes you entertain yourself and kind of grows your imagination - being alone is quite good for all that. You make up stories, talk to the animals, let them be an audience, a bunch of cows.”

“You go from nobody looking at you to people taking second looks. I remember really loving it - and then feeling so guilty for loving it. Like, 'That's gross, Kristen.' Also, telling myself it could go away at any moment, and I'd be so sad.”

“I definitely do weird things every show.”

“I probably shouldn't say this about all animals, but at least the farm animals that I've hung out with, and even when I go to the zoo usually, they're like a blank slate. I guess that's why I like them. They're puppets, and you can imagine them being anything you want.”

“Bad improv happens with people who are inexperienced with each other and don't know the craft that well. But bad stand-up is something that could happen to someone at any level in their career.”

“I would never bring a kid to a comedy show myself, but I have noticed that I can't stop other people from bringing their kids.”

“I love the idea that I have the power to look for the projects I can put myself into, but I'm still at that level of just being happy to have a job.”

“I think it's great training for any comedian to start on cows. Because with cows, you expect them to be bored and just stare at you blankly. And that's exactly what you'll get at a comedy club. If you can toughen up with a cow audience, then you'll never be worried with a human audience.”

“I definitely had a Paul Rudd crush. He's great.”