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The real trick to auditioning...

The real trick to auditioning is just letting go of trying to please them. Make it your own. That took me a long time to learn.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

I say I'm 5 feet 12 inches. I...

I say I'm 5 feet 12 inches. I'm definitely 6 feet. In my heels, I'm 6 feet 3 inches.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

Before I even wanted to be an...

Before I even wanted to be an actor, I wanted to be a figure skater.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

People are usually so disappo...

People are usually so disappointed with book-to-movie translations.

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Being a figure skater myself ...

Being a figure skater myself and knowing what it took for my parents to get up at five in the morning to drive me to the rink before school and then drive me to practice after school - it's a huge commitment for any family.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

I grew up with brothers. I lo...

I grew up with brothers. I love men. Of course it's hard to be a woman in a man's world.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

I spent a lot of time in the ...

I spent a lot of time in the trenches in New York doing a lot of off-off-off Broadway theater.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

Growing up, everybody told me...

Growing up, everybody told me I was good. I was playing ping-pong with my father, and he'd say, 'That's a good shot,' but I'd mess up the next one, and I'd yell, 'Don't tell me that! I'll mess up! Just don't say anything!' You know, if someone says, 'You can't do that,' then I'm going to be, 'Yeah, you watch me.'

Allison Janney 54 quotes

I've always been a figure ska...

I've always been a figure skater and ballet dancer. I love physical comedy, and any chance that I get to do that... that is so me.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

I'm so hard on myself and a r...

I'm so hard on myself and a really harsh critic of my work.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

I know what it feels like to ...

I know what it feels like to love and care about things, but I've never had that instinct to have kids.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

I did Alan Ball's 'Five Women...

I did Alan Ball's 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,' and then he put me in 'American Beauty.' Everything started to happen from all the years I put into the theater in New York City, and working, and having great parents who supported me through that.

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I love arts and crafts. ...

I love arts and crafts.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

My height does help me. I can...

My height does help me. I can hide a multitude of sins in my height.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

At times, maybe I'm too compe...

At times, maybe I'm too competitive for my own good.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

The way you talk to yourself ...

The way you talk to yourself sometimes is terrible! I hear myself, and I go, 'I can't believe you're talking to my friend Allison like that!' It's really terrible, the things we say to ourselves.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

I'd love to do a James Bond-y...

I'd love to do a James Bond-y kind of villain!

Allison Janney 54 quotes

The loss of my brother was a ...

The loss of my brother was a huge moment, a life-changer for me.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

Birthdays are getting harder ...

Birthdays are getting harder as I get older.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

If I could stomach the awful ...

If I could stomach the awful part of being a veterinarian, which involves sticking your hand up animals' behinds, I would be a vet.

Allison Janney 54 quotes

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