I ended up doing four or five plays in college and being an English major with my thesis in language acquisition, which I was… — Carrie Coon Copy Share
I think women have long been defined by their roles as procreators and wives, and we're expected to serve, take care of, say 'Yes,'… — Carrie Coon Copy Share
There's a lot of ambiguity in life, and so often, our art is very neatly wrapped up at the end, when our lives never… — Carrie Coon Copy Share
I'm from a family with five kids in it, and my father almost became a Catholic priest. And my mother never went to church,… — Carrie Coon Copy Share
It's much harder to act poorly written material. It's much harder to memorize poorly written material. — Carrie Coon Copy Share
I rely on poetry or literature to keep me centered before I go onstage because it reminds me to be present. — Carrie Coon Copy Share
Parents always stay older than you, but sibling sort of become adults together, and that complicates that relationship, I think. — Carrie Coon Copy Share
I have this idea of myself as this quiet, observant, thoughtful child, which my parents roundly contradict. They claim that I was loud and… — Carrie Coon Copy Share
What's great about good writing is that it feels like life, so it's not hard to relate to her circumstances. — Carrie Coon Copy Share
Part of being an actor is the rhythm of the life of being an actor, and that involves coming together with a group of… — Carrie Coon Copy Share
I've never felt terribly attached to acting because I always feel like the world is really big and really interesting, and there are a… — Carrie Coon Copy Share
My family has never understood why I play crazy, angry, depressed people because that is not the way they think of me. They see… — Carrie Coon Copy Share
My family was always wondering why I ended up playing people who were mentally ill, insane, downtrodden, and a little crazy. I think what… — Carrie Coon Copy Share
