Kate McKinnon

That's the one criteria I have - I can't do an impression of someone I don't like.

I hope to be on 'SNL' as long as they'll let me.

Progress, real progress, makes me cry harder than anything. When the world itself grows.

I pride myself on being tragically uncool.

I have no skills. I'm bad at most things.

To be employed in the entertainment industry is a miracle.

I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.

A good impression is sort of a juxtaposition of disparate elements.

I hate the feeling of having hair on my neck.

Nothing makes me laugh more than farting.

I just like playing unique characters that I love.

I love Jared Hess' movies. He's such a weirdo and such a nice, funny guy.

I was just never discouraged from doing something wacky like trying to be a comedian.

There was just a lot of comedy on the TV in the house, and my parents are both very funny.

I worked as a telemarketer for an SAT-prep company. That was the worst of it, because I had to call people in post-Katrina New Orleans and offer them this very, very expensive SAT class. And I'm not even a good salesman.

If you asked me to seriously kiss someone on a screen, I would be very uncomfortable. But I will lick any part of your face.

I started watching 'SNL' when I was thirteen or so; those were the Molly Shannon/Ana Gasteyer/Cheri Oteri years.

For an impression, I just find that I can do a lot of the people I love without much research, because I've already watched hours and hours of them on video and it seeped into my brain while I wasn't thinking about it.

'SNL' can be a stressful environment, and I am panicking constantly, but I guess I keep it pretty internal.

Comedy is a tool of togetherness. It's a way of putting your arm around someone, pointing at something, and saying, 'Isn't it funny that we do that?' It's a way of reaching out.