Ego Nwodim

Slice of life and dramedies are the pieces that I most gravitate toward, because I think that's life - life is not all drama, nor is it all comedy. That type of work is really important to me.

I sorta do this thing when I wake up and I just allow myself to be in bed for a half an hour to an hour and just, you know, check emails. I journal and meditate and pray.

SNL' has given me so much. I want to keep pouring into that show the way it's given to me and gifted me so many opportunities.

I certainly pray before I go do a live television program.

I started taking improv in 2012 per the urging of my managers and agents at the time and I was a little resistant at first. And then I took improv and I was like, 'Oh, this is where I want to be. This is where I feel the most me and I'm having the most fun.'

I'm goofy and in my mind everyone's got goofy in them.

You have to be sure you're saying something for a reason.

I've always wanted to take a trip by myself, so when we had a break from 'SNL,' I drove upstate to an Airbnb for a week.

I remembered how much I liked drawing as a kid, so I took a class on Zoom.

I do really enjoy watching documentaries because it's such an interesting foray into other people's lives.

In general, I gravitate toward anything where I can be funny, but as a consumer myself, I enjoy dramedies.

Anytime I can feel proud of my work or performance, for me, that's a success.

When we don't have work I feel like I'm floating through the days and it could be any day of the week.

I think a lot of things that I write do have some type of message behind them, but that's not always how they're born.

That's my big goal, to represent for the Nigerians and their parents because they are truly characters. My mom is, for sure.

Adam Sandler is somebody who has taken his talents and found a way to play kooky characters in box-office films: That would also be a dream.

I have always wanted to live in New York City.

Before I had 'S.N.L.,' I had a lot of gold rings that were not real gold because I was broke.

Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell and Tracy Morgan. I loved, loved, loved watching them. Tracy was always so funny, and then getting to see him on '30 Rock' just solidified that for me.

Andrew Dismukes makes me laugh a ton.

I was pre-med, because I'm Nigerian American. And pretty much all parents want us to be doctors. I was a business minor as well in college, and I loved my business classes.

What I'm trying to do is only buy quality stuff, so I don't feel like I have to shop as often. In my mind, if I have a few really quality shirts, I could have a smaller closet because everything is really nice and will last.

FaceTime is my jam.

I imagined that the outside world was just going to see me as a comedy girl and put me in that box. But there's a cool shift happening where you're seeing comedians embrace fashion, and the fashion world embrace comedians.

In years past, comedy and fashion just haven't often gone hand in hand, so even though I love it, it wasn't something I ever expected to find myself involved in.

I am a person of faith, is how I'd like to describe myself. And praying is just a conversation with God.

The most important thing for me is to know myself and be proud of the work that I do.

It's sometimes good to quit.

I'm the only one in my family in this industry - I had no insider connection.

It's a scary endeavor to pursue acting because so much of it is unstable.

I just had a goal and ambition. And, I guess, talent.

You know, if you tweet enough, your dreams might come true.

If Lisa From Temecula was more aware of herself, she wouldn't be as funny.

I'm really fascinated by human behavior.

I always feel weird leaving a mess.

I don't know if I was supposed to be watching 'Martin,' but I was watching a lot of 'Martin.'

I was a bIg fan of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

I didn't enjoy the bio major - it's not my passion clearly. But I have an aversion to quitting.

My friend's therapist once asked her, 'Why don't you make yourself a meal and plate it like you would for a guest?' And that stuck with me because I usually just eat out of whatever plastic container is around.

I take my makeup off basically as soon as I get home, because if I actually wait 'til I'm too tired, taking the makeup off and doing the whole routine wakes me up. And we don't want that.

I love playing loud, indignant, disruptive characters.

As diversity becomes part of the larger conversation, we're going to see more industries become more inclusive.

I'm always fortunate anytime anybody wants to work with me.

I was watching a lot of 'The Jamie Foxx Show.' Huge Jamie Foxx fan.

As a comedian, part of what's so gratifying for me is hearing people laugh.

Of all times to be punctual, fashion week shows are not it!

I want to be in films and I want to do more TV as well.

I feel like I've always been entertaining.

I loved my accounting class; doing a ledger was very fun to me. I don't think I'd be an accountant. I'd be a headhunter or recruiter, because I love helping people find what they're looking for.

Any good human is constantly evolving, right? We would hope.