A biography for Allison Janneyhasn’t been written yet.
“I can sit down at the piano and make you think I know how to play the piano because I know, like, the beginnings of four songs.”
“People are usually so disappointed with book-to-movie translations.”
“I say I'm 5 feet 12 inches. I'm definitely 6 feet. In my heels, I'm 6 feet 3 inches.”
“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 height does help me. I can hide a multitude of sins in my height.”
“I was a hard fit at a young age. I didn't make sense as an ingenue or a leading love-interest lady.”
“I definitely paid my dues, and I'm grateful for everything and for my good friends.”
“I'd love to do a James Bond-y kind of villain!”
“I did Alan Ball's 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,' and then he put me in 'American Beauty.' Everything started to happen from all the years I put into the theater in New York City, and working, and having great parents who supported me through that.”
“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.”
“Someone said I wasn't attractive enough. People say those things, but they make you stronger. Then you can win an Emmy and think, ha, ha, ha.”
“I'm so hard on myself and a really harsh critic of my work.”
“'Talullah' is a movie I'm really proud of. Sian Heder is the director/writer, and I think she's extraordinarily talented. I think it was a beautiful story.”
“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.”
“I want to feel sexy and pretty and young as long as I can.”
“Every character I do has a bit of my mum in her. She's like the doyenne of Dayton, Ohio.”
“An agent said he didn't know what to do with me, I wouldn't be able to play any parts but lesbians and aliens.”
“As a teenager, I played men in my first two plays.”
“I hate auditioning so much.”
“I love arts and crafts.”