I’m doing stand-up comedy. I’m working on a one-woman show about how I don’t like my baby. There is a period of time where a baby is born where the next 3 months is harrowing. A lot of people say it’s the most wonderful time, but for me it was harrowing. Mary Lynn Rajskub Read Quote
24′ is a pretty serious show – there isn’t a lot of improv that is happening. Having said that, I do play around with the delivery. A lot of the humor comes from playing a character who is very furious and really up in her own brain and in a serious situation. That is humorous to me. Mary Lynn Rajskub Read Quote
I always love performing live, and that’s what I was doing that started getting me acting parts, so I still find time do it. Mary Lynn Rajskub Read Quote
The really cool challenge of ’24’ was learning on camera how to be a dramatic actress. The biggest difficulty was the industry side of things. I was very lucky that I had Joel Surnow, one of the creators of ’24,’ in my corner. Early on, the Fox executives couldn’t believe that I was on the show. Mary Lynn Rajskub Read Quote
24′ is not an anti-government show, really. We’ve always relied on Jack to fight for the greater good in his own way, and at times, ’24’ is very patriotic. For me personally, I definitely pay attention to things in a different way. Mary Lynn Rajskub Read Quote
I personally have a background of many days on end of confusion, understimulation, overstimulation, and uncomfortableness with the world around me. Mary Lynn Rajskub Read Quote
I told my agents that I didn’t want to go on the audition. But as that was happening I called my mom, who has been watching the show from the beginning, and my mom said, ‘It’s the coolest show. You have to go.’ Mary Lynn Rajskub Read Quote
I went to art school for fine art and then I started doing performance art, and then I started making fun of performance art, and it turned into comedy. Mary Lynn Rajskub Read Quote
When you go to auditions, pretend you already have the job and you’re just presenting – almost like you’re at the table read. Don’t go in with an air of, ‘Please like me,’ or, ‘Please hire me.’ You’re like, ‘Here’s my take on it. Take it or leave it. I’ve got a lot of other things to do today.’ Mary Lynn Rajskub Read Quote
