My collaboration with Sally Potter on a small movie, ‘Yes,’ was very special to me. It helped my growth as an actor. Joan Allen Read Quote
I learn from each experience, and I take it for what it is and gain what I can. Joan Allen Read Quote
When I read something, first I have an instinctual, emotional response to it. But of course, acting isn’t only just feeling an instinct for what’s going on in the moment with the character. You have to be able to carve it out and consider, follow, and create the whole journey that the character you play is going through. Joan Allen Read Quote
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. Joan Allen Read Quote
I think I knew acting was what I wanted to do. But I was from this small town and there was no place for an adult to recognise it. Joan Allen Read Quote
I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don’t know about the other part of it. I’m not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself. Joan Allen Read Quote
I think of myself more as a character actor than that ingenue leading lady, who started out something like Michelle Pfeiffer, or Jessica Lange. I’m a bit quirkier than that. Joan Allen Read Quote
I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it has been very good. Joan Allen Read Quote
