83 Quotes by Karen Allen

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing Shakespeare for the rest of my life.

Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind of respect has been instilled in me for acting: I love it too much to ever have a bad relationship with it.

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.

I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.

If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.

Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.

People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.

There's something so wonderful about being an actor in New York.

I don't know if I've ever played a character who's close to me. There have been some elements of myself in different roles. Sometimes, I show one side of myself and then completely conceal the other.