Melissa Rauch

“I think fame is hard in any capacity. It's so fleeting; it's not anything that you can really grab.”

“We must take down the carnies. I think we need to start a campaign to defeat their scamming ways. I never win the boardwalk basketball game.”

“I knew from a young age that I wanted to perform. I went to an arts camp called Brookdale Arts Camp, in New Jersey, from the time I was 6, and then I was a counselor there through high school.”

“In the guest star situation on a show, it has a feel of a foreign exchange student - you're worrying the night before where you're going to sit for lunch. 'The Big Bang Theory' was like that. I was supposed to only do one episode. What was different was the cast and production staff was so welcoming, even though I was only scheduled for a week.”

“I don't really believe in regrets. I think everything happens as it should, and everything is an opportunity to learn.”

“I remember watching 'Three's Company' with my parents, and it was time for bed, so I started to make my voice lower like Don Knotts and imitating him. They started laughing, and I didn't have to go to bed, so that informed a lot.”

“When I'm trying to find my way into a character, the voice and physicality are the first two things I do.”

“One of my favorite movies is Bette Davis in 'All About Eve,' and it is shocking there was no pressure on her to be likable.”

“My mom has a very high-pitched voice, and there are some similarities between her and the voice I use on 'Big Bang,' although my mom has the Jersey accent, so I took that out. But the tone of the voice is very similar to my mother's.”