Kristen Johnston quotes:

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

I spent 10 years in New York doing theater.

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

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

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

May I say, if you were suddenly put into a woman's body, wouldn't you be slightly interested in your breasts, and why people look at certain parts of you, and why certain parts move like they do?

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

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

Onstage, I was never the ingenue.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

I want to play a Disney villainess so badly.

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

But this show reminds me that there are other aspects to me besides the fact that I'm a funny chick.

I like people-watching and fading into crowds.

If you love it, and work really hard at it, it will really happen, I believe. I'm living proof.

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

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

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

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

Royal Young has accomplished a rare feat in his fresh and riveting debut: he manages to recount his fascinating youth and unconventional family with a mixture of humor, scathing honesty and tenderness. Much more than simply a book about a kid who dreams of stardom, Fame Shark is a thoughtful, hilarious and moving love letter to his family and the Lower East Side of New York City.

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