My dad loves going backstage. I try not to have him give too many jokes to people. Lindsay Shookus Read Quote
My 2-year-old has become my alarm, so on a good day, 7:30 A. M. or 8 A. M. My alarm sounds something like, ‘Mama, where are you?’ Lindsay Shookus Read Quote
When I started as an assistant at ‘SNL,’ I got my eyes on Kristen Wiig and was able to bring her for an audition for Lorne Michaels and the other producers. Turns out, Kristen Wiig can give you some street cred early on. Lindsay Shookus Read Quote
Casting has to make sense. You don’t want to make a splash to make a splash. Lindsay Shookus Read Quote
Self-love means something. I thought it was all a joke for a long time. It’s really important. Giving yourself a break is really important. Lindsay Shookus Read Quote
I’m kind of the crisis communications person at ‘SNL.’ If there are fires to put out, they try and find me. Lindsay Shookus Read Quote
This sounds fake, but my first job lead when I moved to New York City, someone emailed me and asked, ‘Would you want to be one of Lorne Michaels’ assistants?’ Lindsay Shookus Read Quote
I can see how people would just assume I am a no-nonsense kind of girl, you know? But the truth is, it’s not who I am. But when I need to be, I can be tough. Lindsay Shookus Read Quote
