Mo Collins Quotes

United States, Actress
July 7, 1965

Maureen Ann Collins is an American actress and comedian, known professionally as Mo Collins. She is perhaps best known for being a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series Mad TV. Collins became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show.

Also known as Comedian

I find society's underlings and people with interesting idiosyncrasies the most watchable. But I also love to mimic people who are ego-driven and kind of go through the world like lions.

Mo Collins
- People
- Love
- Society
I was a very shy kid. In 8th grade, I had a teacher who got me into improv.

Mo Collins
- Teacher
- Very
- Grade

I absolutely loved improv! I felt very much at home being onstage. It freed me to be all sorts of people other than myself. It was an escape from myself, if you will. I still love that creative freedom of improv and making people laugh.

Mo Collins
- People
- Freedom
- Myself
I like the variety of characters that you can play in films, rather than playing the same role for 10 years as you might on a sitcom.

Mo Collins
- Playing
- Characters
- Might
Networks are operating from a fear base where it's all about playing the popularity game.

Mo Collins
- Playing
- About
- Popularity
I'm from Minneapolis, Minnesota. I moved to L.A. in 1997.

Mo Collins
- Moved
- Minnesota
Before my big break in 'MADtv,' I was doing a lot of commercial work.

Mo Collins
- Work
- Doing
- Before
You look at shows on cable, and there's a lot of smart writing out there.

Mo Collins
- Writing
- Shows
- Cable