Joey Lauren Adams

There were days that I literally had no reason to get out of bed. It just was so destructive for me

— Joey Lauren Adams

The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic, blonde actress with the funny voice.

— Joey Lauren Adams

A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.

— Joey Lauren Adams

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

The most popular labor-saving device today is still a husband with money.

— Joey Lauren Adams

It just gets frustrating playing the girlfriend, It's just this awful feeling, sitting in your house, waiting for a script to come.…

— Joey Lauren Adams

Stay with me; I want to be alone

— Joey Lauren Adams

I want to feel passion, I want to feel pain. I want to weep at the sound of your name. Come make…

— Joey Lauren Adams

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,…

— Joey Lauren Adams

A bonus: You don't have to diet to direct.

— Joey Lauren Adams

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

The toughest thing about homework is getting mom and pop to agree on the same answer.

— Joey Lauren Adams

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

No one was jumping up and saying, 'Yeah, let me give you money.' I had never held a camera in my hand…

— Joey Lauren Adams

I don't think I was fully satisfied acting. You know, the girlfriend role or the best friend role, and that wasn't enough…

— Joey Lauren Adams

It's not like you can wake up and realize, 'Oh, I want intimacy,' and then it happens that day

— Joey Lauren Adams

I was born and raised in North Little Rock, Arkansas. I was 15 when I got my first job serving food to…

— Joey Lauren Adams

I think, ultimately, looking back now, acting wasn't satisfying me 100%.

— Joey Lauren Adams

Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time

— Joey Lauren Adams

I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in

— Joey Lauren Adams

Education is wonderful - it helps you worry about things all over the world.

— Joey Lauren Adams

A teacher is a person who used to think he liked children.

— Joey Lauren Adams

For women in their 30s, it's so hard to get good parts

— Joey Lauren Adams

Chasing Amy' was an amazing role, but then after that, I went and did 'Big Daddy' and you're the girlfriend or you're…

— Joey Lauren Adams

Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding in which you put your money in your pants pocket and give your coat to your creditors.

— Joey Lauren Adams