Maya Rudolph Quotes and Fun Facts

Maya Rudolph will soon be on your TV set in the new NBC sitcom Up All Night. The actress will be playing the boss of Christina Applegate's character who is a new mom. Up All Night is set to air on Wednesdays this Fall. Here are some things about the Up All Night actress that you might not know:

Fun fact: Maya Rudolph was once in a band with Weezer's Matt Sharp called The Rentals.

One of Maya Rudloph's inspirations is Gilda Radner whom she describes as sweet and funny.

Quote: "It's certainly not for me to answer because I have nothing to do with why the world is as f--ked up as it is." When asked what her thoughts are on why there's not more African American women leads in films.

Quote on her movie character in Away We Go: "Verona is mixed and Burt is white but nobody talks about it. That felt realistic to me in my day to day life."

Quote on race: "People expect race to be an issue and I was raised in a house where it was never as issue. My parents were interested in having us feel like we were normal whatever that is."

John Krasinski on Maya Rudloph: "(She's) dangerous-funny. She can make you laugh so hard you hope you're not driving a car when she's there with you-or you hope it's a movie car being driven for you."

Fun fact: Maya Rudolph once considered a career in fashion, but then realized she couldn't sew.

Fun fact: Like many on SNL, she took improv classes at The Groundlings.

Quote On fans: "They come up to me in a very weird way and it takes me a minute and then I'm like, 'Oh, you're being funny.'"

Random quote: "I like strangers to be strange -- "

Sources:
Believer Magazine, "Interview: Maya Rudolph" by Carrie Clifford.
Huffington Post, "An Interview with Maya Rudolph" by Melissa Silverstein.
Time Out Chicago, "Maya Rudolph Interview".