Joan Allen
Joan Allen
Joan Allenis an American actress, who has worked in theatre, film and television. She won the 1988 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her Broadway debut in Burn This. She is also a three-time Academy Award nominee; receiving Best Supporting Actress nominations for Nixonand The Crucible, and a Best Actress nomination for The Contender...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth20 August 1956
CountryUnited States of America
bit enjoyment factor relaxing
It's a little bit more relaxing because you know what to expect, ... I'm into the enjoyment factor of the event.
gonna
Who's gonna do your hair, who's gonna do your make-up, the jewelry, the bag, what kind of stockings?
lady legs
a lady who couldn't keep her legs together.
airplane huge jump parachute risk
I'm not a huge risk taker... I'm not going to jump out of an airplane and parachute and things like that. That's not really me.
thinking ties years
I think ties are great and Kathy Bates is an actress whose work I've admired tremendously over many years, and I feel a certain kinship with her, we both came from an extensive theater background.
opportunity thinking might
Almost any film that you do is an opportunity to open you up and make you more aware of an area that you might not be thinking about. That's what is kind of cool, or one of the cool things about this profession.
rope ends
I certainly do get at the end of my rope at times. We all do.
political body bones
I don't have a political bone in my body.
thinking people feels
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.
laughing people feelings
It's such a great feeling to make people laugh. I know I've made people cry or want to slit their wrists, but to make people laugh is a very intoxicating, wonderful thing.
girl perfect long
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.
subway problem sometimes
I get recognised sometimes. But I just live my life. I get on the bus, I get on the subway, it's not a problem.
people trying want
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.
thinking giving trying
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.