It's so fun to play something that feels reckless - not all the time, but I really must be acting out something that I can't do in real life. Kathryn Hahn More Quotes by Kathryn Hahn More Quotes From Kathryn Hahn We live in a society now where it's very rare for your parents to be around. It used to be like, your mother, grandmothers, your family around would help. Now, you're surrounded by other moms and friends and it's really disorienting, because there's such varying, crazy, different points of view and advice coming at you. Kathryn Hahn crazy mom mother Even the shows or movies that we know are not going to change the world, I love this. I love 'em. I'm a movie fan. I'm a nerd of any kind. I love a big studio comedy as much as I love the teeniest tiniest of indie. I'm not a snob in that way. I really do like a big, big studio comedy. Kathryn Hahn nerd ems fans I've never been with an uncircumcised guy. Kathryn Hahn guy Being on the outside of something, watching someone make a risky decision, it's so easy to judge someone for that. But when you're in it, it's impossible to see it. Kathryn Hahn decision judging impossible There is a lot of kissing in 'Boeing-Boeing.' A lot! And not pecks on the cheek or lips - although there's some of that, too - but full-on, farcical lip locks. My poor husband. He definitely wasn't prepared for as much smooching as there is. Kathryn Hahn locks kissing husband My awesome career has been nothing but chaos. Whatever comes toward me feels like the right thing to do in the moment and that's great. Kathryn Hahn chaos careers moments Free Agents' was an awesome experience. I never play the glam girl in anything, so that was a new experience. I would walk into one of my trailers and it would be like Spanx, a spray-tan gun, and chicken cutlets. I would have hair extensions. It was hilarious. Every day felt like I was turning into an awesome drag queen. Kathryn Hahn queens girl gun Women just get really hard on each other. Kathryn Hahn get-real hard I'm such a grandma. I don't tweet; I don't have a Facebook page. Kathryn Hahn tweet pages grandma There was something about the Cleveland Play House that was the holiest place - you know, with the ghost light on the stage and the brick. It was just the most beautiful theater in the world. Kathryn Hahn light play beautiful I don't want to ever say to somebody, 'You don't have to see it. It's not good.' I'm done with that. I'd love to just do things that I respect. That being said, I do have two children to put through school, so we'll see if I can put my money where my mouth is, but I would love to just work with people I respect. Kathryn Hahn two children school It is okay to be a really good mom that loves her kids and also every month need a cool girls night out. It will make you a better mom to blow off steam. Kathryn Hahn girl mom kids I've always done theater. I've never thought of myself as a comedic actress in any way. 'Anchorman' kind of cracked that open. When I got a small part in 'Anchorman,' I didn't know it was possible on camera to improvise. So I was like, 'What's happening? Kathryn Hahn anchorman cameras done I was on vacation with my family when I got the scripts for 'Wanderlust' and I was trying to work on the audition while I was on vacation. I remember a big gust of wind blew the entire script into the pool, so I had to dry it with a hairdryer. Kathryn Hahn vacation trying wind I think I was always a drama queen. I really, really, really loved playing pretend. Kathryn Hahn queens drama thinking I also feel like motherhood, especially, is seen usually in movies with this saintly veil over it. There's something about tipping that and showing what's actually going on. Or the wish fulfillment of probably most moms, which is really exciting. It's an area that's unexplored. Kathryn Hahn motherhood mom wish As an actor, you know, I love not being pigeonholed, which is great. No one really knows who I am. So that's a positive. Kathryn Hahn actors who-i-am knows A lot of actors are like, 'Why do I do this? My character wouldn't do this? This doesn't make sense.' And in a comedy, you kind of just need to walk into the door. Kathryn Hahn doors character needs My life is a big accident, so where I end up, I think it's all accidents. Kathryn Hahn ends life-is thinking There's something about looking at society's expectation of what [motherhood] is and tipping it. Kathryn Hahn tipping motherhood expectations
