--- title: "4 Toronto Quotes By Alison Pill" description: "4 Toronto quotes by Alison Pill. Plus more from Alison Pill and more Toronto sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c26/alison-pill-10718_even_i-grew-up-a-happy-kid-in-toronto-i-ve-ne_702986.jpg" --- > [I grew up a happy kid in Toronto. I've never suffered. I've never even had a real job! But I understand sadness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/i-grew-up-a-happy-kid-in-toronto-i-ve-never-suffered-i-ve-never-even/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c26/alison-pill-10718_even_i-grew-up-a-happy-kid-in-toronto-i-ve-ne_702986.jpg) > [It's wonderful. It's amazing. I mean we have such a great music scene and art scene and there's just a great group…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/it-s-wonderful-it-s-amazing-i-mean-we-have-such-a-great-music-scene/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/alison-pill-10718_amazing-things_it-s-wonderful-it-s-amazing-i-mean-we-ha_1576667.jpg) > [ And then we came here for three weeks of band rehearsal with \[music consultant/member of the band "Sloan"\] Chris Murphy. And I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/and-then-we-came-here-for-three-weeks-of-band-rehearsal-with-music/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ce/alison-pill-10718_band_and-then-we-came-here-for-three-weeks-of_1925162.jpg) > [I mean I feel like we've shot all these different movies. Like the first 2 weeks of shooting was all Steve Stills…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/i-mean-i-feel-like-we-ve-shot-all-these-different-movies-like-the/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/alison-pill-10718_apartment_i-mean-i-feel-like-we-ve-shot-all-these_2141108.jpg) ## Other authors on Toronto ## More by Alison Pill > [Secrets are great for acting. Secrets are the best thing in the world for acting, because they keep you looking like you have something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/secrets-are-great-for-acting-secrets-are-the-best-thing-in-the-world/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [I want to be Michelle Obama when I grow up. Not the First Lady stuff, but the cool mom, great speaker, advocate stuff. She's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/i-want-to-be-michelle-obama-when-i-grow-up-not-the-first-lady-stuff/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [When you're in film and you're in close, charisma in the eyes and confidence can take over. But when someone's sitting twenty rows back,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/when-you-re-in-film-and-you-re-in-close-charisma-in-the-eyes-and/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [One of the great things about this cast is that we've been able to take actors of relatively the same age group that would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/one-of-the-great-things-about-this-cast-is-that-we-ve-been-able-to/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [Okay, I get kicked off the drums when I try and...the notes just keep coming at you and I'm like "Ahhhhh!" I can't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/okay-i-get-kicked-off-the-drums-when-i-try-and-the-notes-just-keep/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [The biggest thing I've noticed with some of my favorite directors is their gift of sticking a bunch of strangers in a room together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/the-biggest-thing-i-ve-noticed-with-some-of-my-favorite-directors-is/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [I guess the biggest world difference you can make is in people's relations to their own emotions, 'cause emotions rule so much of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/i-guess-the-biggest-world-difference-you-can-make-is-in-people-s/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [I can't even vote in America!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/i-can-t-even-vote-in-america/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [Sitting out of politics isn't really an option if you don't want things to slide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/sitting-out-of-politics-isn-t-really-an-option-if-you-don-t-want/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [Very sorry to hear about the shooting at the Family Research Council. Thoughts are with the guard, but glad he was there to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/very-sorry-to-hear-about-the-shooting-at-the-family-research-council/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [True badassery has no gender.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/true-badassery-has-no-gender/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [I am not a supporter of separatism. I am from Toronto, my dad grew up in Montreal, I believe it should all be part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/i-am-not-a-supporter-of-separatism-i-am-from-toronto-my-dad-grew-up/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [I didn't know the comic at all, which is really funny because I grew up here and I had friends who worked at all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/i-didn-t-know-the-comic-at-all-which-is-really-funny-because-i-grew/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [I didn't like most of my boyfriends. I'm a perfect example of somebody who will make it work no matter what. Like, I once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/i-didn-t-like-most-of-my-boyfriends-i-m-a-perfect-example-of-somebody/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) > [The script is a bible and it's this unchangeable document that somebody spent years and years on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-pill/the-script-is-a-bible-and-it-s-this-unchangeable-document-that/) [Alison Pill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-pill/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/toronto/alison-pill/#itemlist", "name": "4 Toronto Quotes By Alison Pill", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I grew up a happy kid in Toronto. I've never suffered. I've never even had a real job! 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