Joan Allen Quotes

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• 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.
• 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…
• I certainly do get at the end of my rope at times. We all do.
• I don't have a political bone in my body.
• 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'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…
• 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…
• 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.
• 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…
• 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 think I knew acting was what I wanted to do. But I was from this small town and there was no place for an…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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 hard to pin down. I tend to look different in films.
• 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…
• 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…

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