Top 20 Melissa Rauch Quotes

When I was out of work when I first moved to L.A., one of the first things my husband and I did was buy season’s passes to Disney, and whenever I was bummed out about work, we would go to Space Mountain, and it was like a physical injection of anti-depressants.

There are so many male antiheroes but not nearly as many female antiheroes.There’s a lot of pressure on female characters to be likable. That puts a lot of pressure on women to be likable.

When my husband came to my parents’ house for the first time, he asked, ‘Why is everyone screaming? Why are they so angry?’ I said, ‘No one’s angry. This is just how we communicate.’

When I first went to acting school, they made me lose my accent, which is very upsetting for me. The first day of Shakespeare class, I remember the professor was like, ‘Oh, boy. Oh no, no, no, no. No, no, no,’ and sent me to a voice and speech class to get rid of the accent immediately.

I remember watching ‘Three’s Company’ with my parents, and it was time for bed, so I started to make my voice lower like Don Knotts and imitating him. They started laughing, and I didn’t have to go to bed, so that informed a lot.

We must take down the carnies. I think we need to start a campaign to defeat their scamming ways. I never win the boardwalk basketball game.

I believe Gary Cole is one of the greats.

My fear is that, had I stayed in Jersey, I would have become Snooki because I’m just a bottle of hair dye away.

TV was my life, growing up. I ran home from school to watch television, and even did my homework with the TV on – my mom had a rule that as long as my grades didn’t fall, I was allowed to. So it was my dream to work in television.

I love an arcade. I love a boardwalk game. But I also love a rollercoaster. Though I think the rollercoaster love comes from the fact that it took a really long time for me to reach the height requirement, so I promised myself very early on that when I reach that, I will not take it for granted.

I was kind of like the Rhea Perlman of the bar. I was like Carla on ‘Cheers.’ People were more afraid of me. There was a point where I got a little surly. There were only so many chicken wings I could serve before losing the smile on my face.

The live performance aspect of shooting a multicamera sitcom is wonderful. You have that instant audience reaction.

My mom has a very high-pitched voice, and there are some similarities between her and the voice I use on ‘Big Bang,’ although my mom has the Jersey accent, so I took that out. But the tone of the voice is very similar to my mother’s.

The thing that stand-up does for you is that it toughens you up a bit as far as the business goes. It’s hard. If a joke doesn’t get a laugh, that’s instant rejection. And that’s mostly what this business is most of the time: a lot of rejection.

I was a theater dork in high school and did all the plays. My theater teacher in high school, Janet Spahr, was absolutely incredible and mentored me throughout school. She taught me a lot about relying on my instincts.

I’m not full on ‘Jersey Shore’ Jersey, but in my heart, my bangs are so feathered with tons of hairspray. My husband says that whenever I get tired, it comes out.

I don’t really believe in regrets. I think everything happens as it should, and everything is an opportunity to learn.

Voices have always been my way into a character. I usually approach the voice first.

I knew from a young age that I wanted to perform. I went to an arts camp called Brookdale Arts Camp, in New Jersey, from the time I was 6, and then I was a counselor there through high school.

One of my favorite movies is Bette Davis in ‘All About Eve,’ and it is shocking there was no pressure on her to be likable.