107 Quotes by Allison Janney

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

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.

People are usually so disappointed with book-to-movie translations.

The only guilty pleasure I have is pasta.

The fact that 'Mom' is not joke, joke, joke - and is investing in these characters and their lives, things that really happen to people - I think it's resonating, and that's why people are tuning into it and not just dismissing it as a multi-cam sitcom.

Before I even wanted to be an actor, I wanted to be a figure skater.

The real trick to auditioning is just letting go of trying to please them. Make it your own. That took me a long time to learn.

Being a figure skater myself and knowing what it took for my parents to get up at five in the morning to drive me to the rink before school and then drive me to practice after school - it's a huge commitment for any family.

My dream is to have a creativity barn, in my back yard, which is full of musical instruments and every kind of paint and oils and paper, and you can just go in and make something.