Parents always stay older than you, but sibling sort of become adults together, and that complicates that relationship, I think. Carrie Coon Read Quote
My husband and I are huge bibliophiles. He’s always reading ‘The New York Times Book Review’ and then ordering 20 books online. Carrie Coon Read Quote
I ended up doing four or five plays in college and being an English major with my thesis in language acquisition, which I was planning to study in graduate school. Carrie Coon Read Quote
I have this idea of myself as this quiet, observant, thoughtful child, which my parents roundly contradict. They claim that I was loud and bossy and dancing all the time. Carrie Coon Read Quote
My family was always wondering why I ended up playing people who were mentally ill, insane, downtrodden, and a little crazy. I think what they don’t understand is that most female parts are written basically as hysterical women. Carrie Coon Read Quote
I’ve never felt terribly attached to acting because I always feel like the world is really big and really interesting, and there are a lot of places that I can put my energy and be fulfilled. Carrie Coon Read Quote
I’m from a family with five kids in it, and my father almost became a Catholic priest. And my mother never went to church, but she’s the best Christian I know. My siblings have all chosen different paths to or away from their spirituality. Carrie Coon Read Quote
My parents are just really down-to-earth, earnest, hardworking people that don’t want for anything. I think that really served me because when you put more value on experience than things, then you’re going to go out and have experiences. Carrie Coon Read Quote
I didn’t grow up knowing actors’ names, and my parents weren’t theater people. Carrie Coon Read Quote
The women I know are smart, interesting people who aren’t just there to service the men’s stories, so I don’t know why our art continues to do that. Carrie Coon Read Quote