A biography for Megan Mullallyhasn’t been written yet.
“I secretly had this name 'Nancy and Beth' come into my mind, and I thought, 'Oh my God, that's such a funny, interesting, weird name for a band.'”
“I've done three Broadway musicals and tons of concerts and all kinds of things, but nobody knows that except the people in New York.”
“Karen will never die. Max Mutchnick, one of the creators of the show, has always maintained that Karen is a bat who balls up and hangs from a rafter and sleeps during the day and that she'll live forever.”
“I can understand everybody associates me with Karen, but beyond that, I think after time passes and a few years go by, that sort of becomes a non-issue. That character is far - I mean really, all the characters I've played are pretty far away from what I'm really like.”
“I love creating new characters that are whatever they are.”
“In terms of the first Christmas when I met everybody, I went over to Nick's grandfather's house where they were having the big Christmas dinner, and they have this tradition of this thing called oyster stew.”
“He proposed, in London, in 2002.”
“I kind of connected the dots, like, 'Oh, we're just saying stuff. We're just saying things that make sense, so let's just say them like you say them in real life.' It was my first and one of my only acting lessons 'cause I never really studied acting.”
“John Cleese was my personal favorite because he played my husband for a whole season - and Minnie Driver. We almost had our own, like, show all living in a house together. And Gene Wilder was just so dear.”
“Playing Karen was so satisfying that it almost cured my acting bug completely. Not that I had conquered the world of acting. It was just that I had something to prove to myself when I started Will & Grace. Now I feel like, okay, well, I've satisfied that.”
“We already do a couple numbers with chairs - chairs being a classic, Bob Fosse-ish, showbizzy prop, but the punk element is that it's just me and Stephanie and this funky band from Austin.”
“I think theater is more about living and breathing, versus TV, which can vary.”
“My mom is elderly, and she's not doing too well, and I've literally never told her about 'Childrens Hospital,' because I fear that if she ever sees it, it will be like the coup de grace.”
“I used to watch 'ER' a little bit when it was at its kind of apex.”
“All I know is Karen is besties with Donny and Melania.”
“I get offered stuff that I don't really want to do, so hopefully, I'm just kind of waiting for the right thing.”
“I love Chicago - absolutely love Chicago. I mean, I'd much rather go to Chicago and do a play or a musical than New York, honestly. Because just probably for reasons that are obvious to you. It's just a little bit - it's a nicer, easier city.”
“If we're ever seen having a public spat in a coffee shop, I think the concept of romance will die.”
“We do jigsaw puzzles. Here's a pro tip: Listen to an audiobook while doing it.”
“Nick was cast first in both 'Smashed' and 'Kings.'”