Cristin Milioti Quotes & Sayings

I think one of the funniest things about '30 Rock' is that Liz Lemon is sort of like Buster Keaton - she's always the fool, the joke is always on her. — Cristin Milioti

On my first date, my boyfriend asked me if I wanted to eat a la carte, and I said that I would prefer to stay inside! — Cristin Milioti

I mangle phrases constantly. The other day I was chatting with my boyfriend and I said to him, 'He really sold him under the bus.' And he said, 'I think you meant 'threw him under the bus,' or 'sold him up the river.' — Cristin Milioti

I don't think there are hour comedies, but if there were, I would have been open to it. — Cristin Milioti

I think television is really incredible because of the fact that you get to sit with a character for so, and the character does something different, every week. I think that's really interesting. — Cristin Milioti

I really like playing other people. There is no other feeling like it, to have a different voice come out of you and to have a different life for a couple of hours. I like being myself. But maybe it's like you ride a bike every day and someone says, 'For two hours tonight do you want to ride this Harley?' You'd be like, 'OK yeah!' — Cristin Milioti

That's what's so cool about 'Once:' There is a layer of darker stuff, but it's balanced by this incredible light. — Cristin Milioti

I've auditioned for musicals a lot, but I think my voice didn't really match what they were looking for. I went to school for musical theater for a year and dropped out. Legit musicals are not quite my forte. — Cristin Milioti

There's no way that you're going to please all of America, or all of the fans. — Cristin Milioti

You have to hold on to what you find because life has a way of throwing you curve balls that you never expect. — Cristin Milioti

I love movies, but I think people think relationships are supposed to go how they go in movies. The ones I like are the ones that represent life. — Cristin Milioti

I keep expectations so embarrassingly low that I broke my contract and went and got a hair-cut. — Cristin Milioti

There's nothing like theater. It's really amazing. But it does take up all of your time. I would like to get into more film, just because I find it super fascinating. — Cristin Milioti

I think that's important to have in something like a national television show. It's important to portray a woman realistically, and not just as a bridezilla. — Cristin Milioti

I wasn't a very good student. I prefer to learn by experience. — Cristin Milioti

Every time I do a play, it's as if I've never done one before. I'm always confused. I always am convinced I'm going to be fired. I'm like, 'I don't remember how to act. I don't know how to do this.' And, it's just a very slow process, and then, all of a sudden, it's just there one day. I still don't understand how it happens. — Cristin Milioti

I would say if I was any type of nerd, it was probably a band nerd. — Cristin Milioti

I grew up with a piano, and my aunt taught me chords. I played with bands in high school and I could do like, C chord, G chord, D chord; really simple, rhythm piano. — Cristin Milioti

I did plays in high school and I really loved it, but I think singing was always what I loved most of all. — Cristin Milioti

People get into relationships. They get married and have kids, and all of a sudden, you can't just pick up and go get coffee, or go away for the weekend together, or go to a costume party together. It becomes a thing you have to plan. — Cristin Milioti

'30 Rock' is my favorite TV show and Tina Fey is one of my heroes. She was a dream to work with and the whole cast was just absolutely lovely. — Cristin Milioti

I went through a really good-looking phase from birth to 9. And then things went crazy. I don't know what happened, but between 9 and 14 it was really, really rough. I didn't have a lot of friends. The only ones who were nice to me were the theater kids. And they were like, 'You can come and join us. No one likes us.' — Cristin Milioti

I used to have a lot of recurring dreams about Captain Hook when I was a little kid, which I remember very vividly. But I think I just really liked Peter Pan a lot, and 'Hook' was my favorite movie. — Cristin Milioti