Jane Lynch Quotes
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It has to come from a truthful place in order to be funny.
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The world, universe, God, whatever you call it, has so much more in store if you just sit back and relax and do what's right in front of you.
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I was filled with angst all the time, but when it came down to it, I dove into what was in front of me, and I always did my best. I invested 100 percent. And that's what saved me.
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Will Ferrell in 'Talladega Nights.' He's a very generous performer. He's kind of just one of the guys, but his name happens to be above the title.
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be a boy. I really had gender issues.
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I think my cruelty hides beneath the surface a lot more than Sue Sylvester's.
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My parents felt judged by me.
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But now that I've matured, I've realized that - at the end of the day - what's really important is the work, not what people think of me.
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When I was a young person, when I was in high school, we did a very emotional and wonderful - for us, life-changing - production of 'Godspell.' It really, really was the highlight of my high school time, and it was for everybody else in the cast, too.
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When I look back, I think I must have been hugely motivated. I would have loved for somebody to say, 'You go for it!' I just didn't have that.
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It's really fun to come to the same place to work every day.
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Television is really fertile ground, and it's because of platforms like Netflix and Hulu and, of course, the cable channels like HBO and Showtime.
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You know 'Ninotchka?' I recommend it. It's kind of a mess, too. It was before, you know, we got slick editing tools, so it kind of chops along.
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I love being in these ensemble comedy movies. I love working with a bunch of people and coming up with, you know, How can we make this moment funnier?
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I don't have to talk to a surgeon to play a surgeon, you know what I mean?
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I'm fascinated by Greta Garbo. My cat's named Greta, and I have a framed photograph of her from 1949.
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I do like to go to movies. I like to be in the theater. I like the event of it.
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When I was a kid, we would get McDonalds on Christmas Eve, and that was a big deal because the closest one to the south side of Chicago was a 35 minute drive away. I remember opening the bag and smelling those fries, and even now when I smell them, it reminds me of Christmas Eve.
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I worried too much when I was a kid.
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My first love, in my head, believe it or not, was Ron Howard.
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The funniest people are usually the best actors, I believe.
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I've always sung. My dad had a song in his heart and on his lips 24/7. A lot of the time, it was the same song and the same phrase over and over again.
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I know it sounds new age-y, but what I've truly come up with is that you really need to trust that you're on your own path, as long as you stay true to it and you show up, which is 99% of it.
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It was my own internalised homophobia. I didn't want to be gay.