Allison Janney Quotes

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

One out of forty American men wears women's clothing. We've had more than forty presidents. One of these guys has been dancing around the Oval Office in a prom dress.

One of the things I love about acting is other actors, looking into their eyes, and working off them, and listening and responding to them.

Someone said I wasn't attractive enough. People say those things, but they make you stronger. Then you can win an Emmy and think, ha, ha, ha.

It is a very difficult job, being the servant of two masters.

I love wasting time and learning to lip-sync to songs; it's a silly hobby of mine.

Great drama is all about conflict, and what's a better conflict than Republican-Democrat?

It's a great way to start the day, hearing you've been nominated for an Emmy. It's just thrilling.

I'm afraid of flying.

I can tell when men are threatened by my height.

I have the power of my height. Growing up, it was a total drawback. There was nothing good about it at all.

I trust other people to tell me if it's too far or tasteless, because there's not too much that I won't do. I like to push the limits. Obviously, that's more dangerous and more fun for everybody.

I never stop. I don't want to stop acting because I'm afraid it'll all end, so I never say no.

I guess my height has hurt me as much as it's helped me. In comedy people don't mind casting tall women next to shorter men. It adds to the humour.

I'd like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie.

I can't imagine trying to be in recovery. I mean it would be hard enough with just life going along in a nice way, but then when awful stuff happens, how you maintain the strength to get through it?

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

The live aspect is so thrilling, I get nervous again. It's like going on stage.

I can access emotions very easily.

It's a little weird accepting your voice coming out of an animated character. You don't buy it at first because it's your voice and none of us like our voices when we hear them recorded back.

I like people trying to do two things at once.

Annette Bening should've won Oscar for American Beauty. I mean, I know Hilary Swank was there, she was so great too... Annette deserves one. She better win. I'm an Academy voter, and I voted for her.

It was great to have a Republican character as likeable as Alan Alda was in the West Wing. He was one Republican I would probably vote for; he was old school.

I think it was a subject matter that The Social Network didn't involve a lot of women. That's all I think it is.

The pre-shoot days are so relaxed and fun and the writers are laughing. I love the rehearsal process.

It's hard to describe to people how terrible it was when you could only watch cartoons at a certain time in your life.

I'm not very comfortable being an actorvist so to get to do something that I believe in is a much more comfortable way for me to be political.

I am lucky enough to have Aaron Sorkin write what I have to say.

I love working on the fly when the writers come up with new jokes on show nights. It's exciting. I love it so much.

I'm the worst speller on the planet. I'm so glad for spellcheck on my phone.