I was born and raised in North Little Rock, Arkansas. I was 15 when I got my first job serving food to the residents in a retirement home - 22 years later I would shoot my first film in one. — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
There were days that I literally had no reason to get out of bed. It just was so destructive for me — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic, blonde actress with the funny voice. — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
I am one of the few actresses who isn't recognized by the way she looks. I'm recognized by the way I talk — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
The most popular labor-saving device today is still a husband with money. — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
It just gets frustrating playing the girlfriend, It's just this awful feeling, sitting in your house, waiting for a script to come. I like… — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
I want to feel passion, I want to feel pain. I want to weep at the sound of your name. Come make me laugh,… — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
My life isn't that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just can't talk on the phone. He's too crippled and shy, and that's… — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
I was never one of those people who thought, 'What I really want to do is direct.' It never occurred to me — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
The toughest thing about homework is getting mom and pop to agree on the same answer. — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
It's not a normal voice. It doesn't fit into people's preconceptions about what a woman's voice should sound like. — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
No one was jumping up and saying, 'Yeah, let me give you money.' I had never held a camera in my hand - a… — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
I don't think I was fully satisfied acting. You know, the girlfriend role or the best friend role, and that wasn't enough for me — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
