Kristen Johnston Quotes

I was born in Washington, D.C., and I was raised in Milwaukee.

I don't consider myself a goody-goody, but I like to be perceived as classy.

I like people-watching and fading into crowds.

In some roles I have to wear fur, and I always make sure it's fake, like in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Faux fur is great because it shows people that faux can look fabulous.

I am, uh ... a 6 foot tall woman, I feel like I'm a healthy size, I'm not anorexic; and I feel that people who aren't anorexic are punished ... for not being anorexic.

My way was not to be the petite, gorgeous, little cheerleader. My way of getting by was making people laugh.

I literally felt like a freak, which is another aspect of the role of Sally that I relate to: total outsider.

I was such a dork. I was too big. I was really gangly.

I was voted Biggest Ham and Likeliest to Become a Celebrity.

It's a very lonely place, being an addict.

I was a full foot taller than any child my age.

I've always just gone with the best role, and I don't care if it's in theater, film or television.

I'd so much rather people think I was funny than pretty.

I think Janeane Garofalo is incredibly funny, and I love Dennis Miller.

And to be different is great. You don't want to be the same.

I'm a strong person, but I'd never resort to violence.

To actually be allowed to be beautiful is a total first for me.

I think that there are many different ways of getting and staying sober. Like religion, I just don't think that one way is the only way.

Onstage, I was never the ingenue.

I want to play a Disney villainess so badly.

I really came out to L.A. to take the money and run.

I spent 10 years in New York doing theater.

When you're that tall, people talk about it all the time.

It was only when I moved to New York that I realized tall is good.