My life is extraordinary because it's so normal, but it's so 'extra' for some reason. Pamela Adlon More Quotes by Pamela Adlon More Quotes From Pamela Adlon You've gotta leave enough space for your actors to bring stuff to the table and whatever the weather's doing that day or what the light's like. Things can shift, and you have to be malleable. Every day is a different feeling and a change. Pamela Adlon dayyoulightchange I'm very influenced by documentary filmmaking and independent filmmaking, by a lot of noir and films from the '40s. Those are my favorite. And then, filmmaking from the '70s is a big influence for me. Pamela Adlon bigmeindependentinfluence If I'm doing a voice-over session, like animation or something, and I'm doing three different voices, you've gotta separate them. You've gotta find the different places and do your different things. Pamela Adlon yourdoingyouthree 'Roseanne' was massive for me. I adored that show. I mean, the show was this couple who weren't cookie-cutter, and they were sexy, and we know that they like to have sex with each other, and they flirted, and then they ragged on their kids, and their kids ragged on them, and it was such a realistic depiction. Pamela Adlon knowmesexysex The first thing that I ever made was a documentary that I shot... in downtown L.A. about a group of homeless people. Pamela Adlon aboutgrouphomelesspeople Sometimes when I'm in the car driving, I scream at the top of my lungs. Pamela Adlon topdrivingcarsometimes You can go in and out of love and still love somebody, you know? You may not like them so much on the day, but I can tell you that I don't think I've ever been so vulnerable or been so angry in my life - like, those two emotions feel so hurt or so enraged - as when you're dealing with your kids. Pamela Adlon dayyoulovelife There's something in my voice tonally that's like a boy, so I started being able to do boy voices and to be known as having a naturalistic boy tone without pushing it. Pamela Adlon boysomethinglikevoice I get up at 6 A.M., and sometimes I make lunch for my two youngest kids. Usually my oldest sleeps late, and I get my kids out the door to school. For years, it was me just doing all of that and then driving to a carpool or this or that. Pamela Adlon melunchsometimesschool Cooking is the best occupational therapy for me. And when I cook, everybody comes to eat. It's the greatest thing. Pamela Adlon eatbestmecooking I'm trying to keep my days very efficient, and I keep my set really tight. Every single corner is active, and everybody gets to thrive in the job that they do. I don't waste people's time. Pamela Adlon jobtimetryingpeople
