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

I just like playing unique characters that I love.

I tried for a short time to be something I wasn't, and had no success with it. It's a practical solution to just be yourself.

I admire my boss, Lorne Michaels. He never stops producing. I think, for him, comedy is a tool of compassion, a way of rallying people together and saying, 'Guys, isn't the world bonkers? Aren't we all just trying our best?' There's a tenderness in everything he does.

I never predicted that I'd be a comedian, but it was something that came so naturally to me. I just felt good doing it.

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