I said to myself, ‘I’ve waited a long time in my life to have a child, and I’m missing it, I want to continue to have a career, but not this way.’ Karen Allen Read Quote
I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent. Karen Allen Read Quote
I’m from a generation of fantastic actresses. It’s a big pool of really wonderful actresses, and so many of them we never even get to see on the screen anymore. Karen Allen Read Quote
I feel as though I would be delighted to come back into working in the film world, and working in the theater world again. I’m just gonna see what happens. Karen Allen Read Quote
If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life. Karen Allen Read Quote
I thought, I need to reinvent myself. I want every day of life to be wonderful, fascinating, interesting, creative. And what am I gonna do to make that happen? Karen Allen Read Quote
My son was born somewhat late in my life and I just found myself really feeling like I didn’t want to miss out on being a parent and being with him, and not wanting a situation where I was constantly pulled back and forth between being present, and having all these other pressures and considerations. Karen Allen Read Quote
The secrecy thing has gotten to be more and more prevalent in films, and maybe that’s good. It’s nice to go see a film and not know anything about it. Sometimes I feel like we know too much about films. Karen Allen Read Quote
A lot of times when I’ve been offered film series and stuff, if they shoot in Los Angeles, I lose interest. Karen Allen Read Quote