I started performing in high school. There was a pretty great drama department at my school, and that's when I started doing plays and musicals. Missi Pyle departmentdramagreat Change image and share on social
I'm really tall - almost six feet - and my features tend to be extreme, especially on TV. Missi Pyle extremefeaturefoot Change image and share on social
I find more of an authenticity in people who are a little strange - so I really like characters who are just the tiniest bit weird. I find enormous comfort in that - someone who's kind of normal just doesn't feel as true. Missi Pyle authenticitybitecharacter share on social
My family is not at all involved in television, or film, or theatre, or any of it, really. Missi Pyle familyfilminvolve Change image and share on social
The thing about living in Los Angeles and doing a lot of movies is that you get to go to a lot of premieres, and, regardless of whether or not you're a celebrity, you still get to walk down the red carpet and then have everyone sort of screaming your name. The pictures never get printed anywhere, but they are nonetheless taking your picture. Missi Pyle angelescarpetcelebrity share on social
It's so fun to do theater, because as opposed to television, you just keep doing it again and again and again - every night. Sometimes it lands beautifully, and sometimes it lands just beside of it. It's like throwing a horseshoe. It's great fun. Missi Pyle beautifullyfungreat share on social
I used to audition like crazy - I would go on a hundred before I got anything. It took me a long time to get any jobs at all. It was hard until I booked 'Galaxy Quest,' and then it started to get easier. Missi Pyle auditionbookcrazy share on social
I really love being a character actor. Missi Pyle actorcharacterlove Change image and share on social
My family is still very Southern Baptist, and they're religious. Missi Pyle baptistfamilyreligious Change image and share on social
People will go into an audition and a casting situation, and they'll see someone across the room that's perhaps slightly famous, or famous, and they think, 'Oh God, I'm not gonna get the part.' Missi Pyle auditioncastfamous Change image and share on social