Kristen Johnston Quotes & Sayings

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. — Kristen Johnston

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

At some point it dawned on me that I might actually be in big, big trouble. The thought was immediately followed by the staggering realization that despite years of slowly killing myself, all I wanted, with more passion and ferocity than I'd ever wanted anything else in my entire life, was to live. — Kristen Johnston

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

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

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. — Kristen Johnston

I like people-watching and fading into crowds. — Kristen Johnston

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? — Kristen Johnston

Onstage, I was never the ingenue. — Kristen Johnston

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

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

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

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

Dear Amy,
It must really suck to know you peaked at twelve.
Love, Kristen — Kristen Johnston

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

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

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

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. — Kristen Johnston

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

I want to play a Disney villainess so badly. — Kristen Johnston

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

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

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. — Kristen Johnston

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

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

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

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

I was such a dork. I was too big. I was really gangly. — Kristen Johnston