Will Allison
Will Allison
Will Allison is an American novelist and editor. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Long Drive Homeand What You Have Left...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth22 October 1968
CountryUnited States of America
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I don't think you realize how often on television people are not like anyone we know or have known.
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I don't have any phobias per se, but both tight and vast spaces tend to make me nervous after a prolonged time.
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I did Internet dating for a while, and that is rife with horrible dating stories.
At Clements, I was an officer in Thespian Troupe No. 3689.
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At 32, I kind of thought I was past the point where I was gonna get a break that really changed my life overnight.
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As a newcomer, you know, you don't come out the gate as a singer and try to compare with Judy Garland.
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Improv training allows you to get out of your head a little bit and take more risks, which is something I would like to continue to improve upon.
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I've done some version of that Minnesota accent - that Midwestern accent - in sketch comedy for years. It's the quickest way to symbolize you're a mom.
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I did a lot of commercial and theater work when I got out of school and was living in Dallas, and I moved to Chicago to go through the Second City Conservatory Program.
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Body-shaming is something I feel really strongly about. I think about my niece, I think about my friends who have daughters being on the Internet and reading these things, and it just makes me furious. It makes me so angry.
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I went to New York for the first time when I was in college for a school trip and, uh, it did not appeal to me. It was too much hustle and bustle.
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I'm aware me getting a role out of Chicago as a complete unknown is an insane anomaly, so I knew I'd have to get out here to L.A. as soon as the door opened.
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Whenever I've done a sketch in which I'm asked to play a mom, my brain goes to Minnesota. It makes the character seem matronly, warm, the kind of person that takes care of you and brings you Campbell's soup when you're sick. It's a great shortcut.
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I don't think I have ever worn more outfits over the course of four days than I did Emmy weekend. You barely sleep. You don't eat.