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16 quotes by Joan Allen

Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress, who has worked in theatre, film and television. She is a Tony Award winner, and a three-time Academy Award nominee. Allen began her acting career in 1977 with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. She made her Broadway debut in the 1987 original production of the play Burn This, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She also received a Tony Award nomination for her role in the...
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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 laugh is a very... →

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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 outrageous, to be sad, to be... →

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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.

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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 be thinking about. That's what... →

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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.

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I certainly do get at the end of my rope at times. We all do.

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I don't have a political bone in my body.

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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 will want to work with me.

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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 adult to recognise it.

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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.

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I'm hard to pin down. I tend to look different in films.

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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'm going out. But I... →

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I think of myself more as a character actor than that ingenue leading lady, who started out something like Michelle Pfeiffer, or Jessica Lange.... →

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