I grew up with brothers. I love men. Of course it’s hard to be a woman in a man’s world. Allison Janney Read Quote
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. Allison Janney Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I know there are a lot of tall, beautiful actresses like Uma Thurman and Nicole Kidman who are my height, but they’re still half the size of me! Allison Janney Read Quote
I never think of a project as just being comedy or just being drama – even with ‘Masters of Sex.’ I like being sort of messy, like life is. Allison Janney Read Quote
Politics scared the crap out of me because I didn’t grow up in a family where we talked about anything, really, except, ‘Pass the peas, and do this.’… We didn’t really have political discussions at the dinner table. I didn’t learn how to watch or listen to politics. Allison Janney Read Quote
I felt like my career started late, and I think it was because of my height – and maybe some of my confidence issues. Allison Janney Read Quote
I never know how I’ll feel on any given day, but I’ve got to look around me and take what I got and find some inspiration, some anger. Allison Janney Read Quote
