“I think ties are great and Kathy Bates is an actress whose work I've admired tremendously over many years, and I feel a certain kinship with her, we both came from an extensive theater background.” ThinkingFeelsYearsCertainTheaterActressesBackgroundsTiesKinship Author:Joan Allen
“Acting gave me the opportunity to do outrageous things. It allowed me to be sad, happy, angry and lustful, even if it was just vicariously.” IfsOpportunityActingAngryOutrageousLustful Author:Joan Allen
“Almost any film that you do is an opportunity to open you up and make you more aware of an area that you might not be thinking about. That's what is kind of cool, or one of the cool things about this profession.” ThinkingKindMightFilmOpportunityAreasProfessionCool Things Author:Joan Allen
“I think that I do separate myself a fair amount. And I don't feel like I am representing women. That's up to however people interpret it once they sort of see it.” PeopleThinkingFeelsAmountFairsRepresenting Author:Joan Allen
“It's such a great feeling to make people laugh. I know I've made people cry or want to slit their wrists, but to make people laugh is a very intoxicating, wonderful thing.” PeopleKnowsWantMadeFeelingsLaughingWonderfulCryWonderful ThingsMaking People LaughWristsGreat FeelingsSlits Author:Joan Allen
“I was a very good girl for a long time, that's what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to be outrageous, to be sad, to be angry, to be all these different things.” LongDifferentGirlPerfectActingStageLong TimeAngryVery GoodDifferent ThingsOutrageousGood Girl Author:Joan Allen
“I get recognised sometimes. But I just live my life. I get on the bus, I get on the subway, it's not a problem.” SometimesProblemBusLiving My LifeSubwayJust Live Author:Joan Allen
“I just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me.” PeopleWantTryingRolesHopefullyDo The BestGood Experiences Author:Joan Allen
“I never liked the bar scene. I tried to like it. I would give it a try every three or four months. I'd think, tonight I'm going out. But I never met anybody in that circumstance.” ThinkingGivingTryingThreeFourMonthsCircumstancesMetsSceneBarsTonightGoing Out Author:Joan Allen
“I think I knew acting was what I wanted to do. But I was from this small town and there was no place for an adult to recognise it.” ThinkingWantedActingAdultsTownsSmall TownRecognise Author:Joan Allen
“I think of myself more as a character actor than that ingenue leading lady, who started out something like Michelle Pfeiffer, or Jessica Lange. I'm a bit quirkier than that.” ThinkingCharacterActorsBitsJessicaCharacter ActorsLeading Ladies Author:Joan Allen
“I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it has been very good.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensFilmStrongIntegrityRegardVery GoodCastsStrong WomenThink Of Me Author:Joan Allen
“I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don't know about the other part of it. I'm not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself.” KnowsProveNot SureShyProving Yourself Author:Joan Allen
“I'm hard to pin down. I tend to look different in films.” LooksDifferentHardFilmPins Author:Joan Allen
“Once I got to high school and auditioned for a play and got in, I thought this was really what I was looking for. Once that had got cleared up, from 13 on, that was it.” PlaySchoolHigh School Author:Joan Allen
