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. — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
I think plays deserve other interpretations. They should live on, and other people should should take their hand at them. I'm very supportive of… — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it… — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
I wasn't one of those kids who was like, 'Get me to New York. Get me to a big city.' I was always much… — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
It's important to really listen to the other person and have them feel like they're heard, to make sure the relationship feels equal. — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
When I was 20 years old and first with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, we had an 88-seat theater in a basement and no money. — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
Once I got to high school and auditioned for a play and got in, I thought this was really what I was looking for.… — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
I didn't really think about being a movie star. I was more about theater. — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
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… — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
There are not many things that can happen much worse to a family than having a member taken and not knowing what happened to… — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
I think there's been a tendency to place me in what has been characterised as the 'moral centre' of the film. In films like… — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
Almost any film that you do is an opportunity to open you up and make you more aware of an area that you might… — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
