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Joan Allen
Joan Allen
American Actress
Born: Aug 20, 1956
About Big Good Me People Think
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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 not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself. Joan Allen
Yourself Other About More Had Part Knew Know Sure Always Prove Go Loved Much Act Shy
I certainly do get at the end of my rope at times. We all do. Joan Allen
End Times Get Rope Certainly
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. Joan Allen
Sad Angry Me Happy Opportunity Gave Outrageous Allowed Just Vicariously Acting Even Things
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 once they sort of see it. Joan Allen
Myself Women People Think Once See Feel Fair Fair Amount Like Sort Am However Up Representing Separate Amount Interpret
I don't have a political bone in my body. Joan Allen
Political Bone Body
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 never met anybody in that circumstance. Joan Allen
Try Three Met Every Think Months Circumstance Out Would Tried Give Scene Never Like Liked Going Anybody Bar Four Tonight
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 angry, to be all these different things. Joan Allen
Sad Time Good Angry Me Girl Long Long Time Stage Drew Perfect Outrageous Very Different Place Really Acting Different Things Things Good Girl
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 that had got cleared up, from 13 on, that was it. Joan Allen
School Thought Looking Once High High School Had Cleared Got Up Really Play
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. Joan Allen
Good Me Integrity Women People Strong Think Films Has-Been Strong Women Cast Tend Been Lot Very Regard Who
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. Joan Allen
Work Best Good Me Experience People Try Will Every Hopefully Itself Role Get Just Want
There are not many things that can happen much worse to a family than having a member taken and not knowing what happened to them. Joan Allen
Family Not Knowing Worse Member Having Taken Knowing Than Happen Happened Them Much Many Things
I had gone through a mother having dementia in the last couple of years of her life. She was in a nursing facility in my little hometown area of northern Illinois, so I got to see a lot of other patients there in various stages of the disease. I had a firsthand exposure to it in a pretty big way. Joan Allen
Life Mother Big Gone Other Nursing Way See Pretty Having Various Facility Area Through Had Dementia Couple She Got Firsthand Years Lot Disease Northern Patients Big Way Stages Little Illinois Exposure Hometown Her Last
When I was 20 years old and first with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, we had an 88-seat theater in a basement and no money. Joan Allen
Theatre Money Old First Had Steppenwolf Years Theater Company Basement
My father passed away at, like, 87. Joan Allen
Father Like Passed Away
My mother had very poor hearing for many years, until she went basically into - I guess I would call it a psychotic break. She was OK one day, and the next day she was completely cuckoo, violent, paranoid. Joan Allen
Day Mother Guess OK One Day Would Paranoid Had Until She Call Cuckoo Years Hearing Very Break Psychotic Poor Next Many Basically Violent
I think plays deserve other interpretations. They should live on, and other people should should take their hand at them. I'm very supportive of that. Joan Allen
People Live Think Other Take Supportive Hand Very Them Should Deserve Interpretations Plays
I was the good girl. The straight A student, on the honour roll, part of the choir... I played the cello badly. I did plays. Joan Allen
Good Girl Honour Student Part Badly Did Roll Cello Straight Choir Good Girl Played Plays
I think there's been a tendency to place me in what has been characterised as the 'moral centre' of the film. In films like 'The Ice Storm' and 'The Crucible' and 'Nixon,' that's the sort of the persona that emerged. Joan Allen
Me Think Films Nixon Has-Been Moral Emerged Tendency Crucible Like Sort Been Persona Storm Place Ice Centre Film
It's important to really listen to the other person and have them feel like they're heard, to make sure the relationship feels equal. Joan Allen
Relationship Important Other Feel Feels Like Equal Make Sure Heard Person Listen Them Really
I'm pretty picky about plays. Joan Allen
Pretty About Picky Plays
I'm not a huge risk taker. I think that, for me, I take certain kinds of risks, but if you look at me, you wouldn't say I was a big risk taker. I'm not going to jump out of an airplane and parachute and things like that. That's not really me. Joan Allen
Me You Risks Big Think Say Airplane Parachute Out Kinds Risk Take Like Look Huge Jump Going Really Certain Things

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