Quotes by actor "Joan Allen"
Maybe things work out in ways we can't always understand.
Principles only mean something when you stick to them when it's inconvenient.
I don't have a political bone in my body.
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.
Acting gave me the opportunity to do outrageous things. It allowed me to be sad, happy, angry and lustful even if it was just vicariously.
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.
I certainly do get at the end of my rope at times. We all do.
