I like people trying to do two things at once. Allison Janney More Quotes by Allison Janney More Quotes From Allison Janney It was great to have a Republican character as likeable as Alan Alda was in the West Wing. He was one Republican I would probably vote for; he was old school. Allison Janney votecharacterschool One of the advantages of being an older woman in films,is that you don't care as much about so many things. There are women in history throughout the world that need to be portrayed. Women don't stop being interesting at 20, they get more interesting and more fascinating and people are going to have to write about them. We're undeniable. Allison Janney writingpeopleinteresting The wonderful thing about Crystal in Mr. Sunshine is that she doesn't have any boundaries. She's not aware socially of what's correct and incorrect. Crystal's probably the craziest character I've ever had to do and the furthest I've gone, with the only exception being Away We Go - I was pretty big in that. Allison Janney sunshinewonderfulcharacter It's a challenge for me to make people like me. Maybe it's just my desperate need for people to like me, that I choose the characters I have to play. You will like me, I don't care what I've done, you're going to like me. Allison Janney challengescharacterpeople With John Wayne Gacy - the serial killer who dressed up as a clown - there's just something about clowns I don't trust. I don't think they're particularly funny. They're a little spooky. Not my sense of humor, I don't laugh at clowns. Allison Janney serial-killerlaughingthinking I just wish that I had a part in everything Aaron Sorkin wrote. Sometimes I wish I was a member of an acting troupe where we all just kept working together, the same people. I can't, unfortunately, be in everything he writes. I'm excited for him, but I'm jealous that I wasn't a part of it. Allison Janney jealouswritingpeople Aaron Sorkin uses a lot of the same people again and again - the people he likes. I think if there's ever a part for me, he would consider me for it. I hope so. Sometimes familiarity breeds contempt, other times it helps you. It's just amazing to work with his scripts. There's never any fat in them. It's all perfect, and there's such a rhythm to it. The musicality of his writing - it's so specific and unique to him, and such a joy to play as an actor, because there's no sentimentality. Allison Janney uniquewritingthinking I think it was a subject matter that The Social Network didn't involve a lot of women. That's all I think it is. Allison Janney social-networkthinking I do like ensemble work. I would like to do a lead role, though. I didn't shy away from that. Allison Janney independentfilmshy I'm kind of at the mercy of writers out there. I need a writer out there who wants to write a vehicle for me. Do it and get it to me immediately. I do want to be a lead. I want to play a lead role in a movie. Allison Janney kindmercywriting I got offered that role in Transamerica that Felicity Huffman did. That was a part that I was like, "Well, maybe I should've done that." I'm at peace with it, but that is one thing that I did turn down that went on to do great things for her. I wonder what would've happened if I would've done that. Allison Janney felicitydonewonder I can tell when men are threatened by my height. Allison Janney heightthreatenedmen It's a little weird accepting your voice coming out of an animated character. You don't buy it at first because it's your voice and none of us like our voices when we hear them recorded back. Allison Janney voicelittlescharacter Great drama is all about conflict, and what's a better conflict than Republican-Democrat? Allison Janney conflictrepublicandrama I'd like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie. Allison Janney proudimportant I can't imagine trying to be in recovery. I mean it would be hard enough with just life going along in a nice way, but then when awful stuff happens, how you maintain the strength to get through it? Allison Janney recoverynicemean I am lucky enough to have Aaron Sorkin write what I have to say. Allison Janney luckyenoughwriting I'm not very comfortable being an actorvist so to get to do something that I believe in is a much more comfortable way for me to be political. Allison Janney politicalbelieveway I have the power of my height. Growing up, it was a total drawback. There was nothing good about it at all. Allison Janney heightgrowinggrowing-up I grew up with brothers. I love men. Of course it's hard to be a woman in a man's world. Allison Janney brothermenworld
