A biography for Allison Janneyhasn’t been written yet.
“Politics scared the crap out of me because I didn't grow up in a family where we talked about anything, really, except, 'Pass the peas, and do this.'... We didn't really have political discussions at the dinner table. I didn't learn how to watch or listen to politics.”
“I'd like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie.”
“I go on a hunt for things that make sense to me and that I can actively play as an actress.”
“I grew up with brothers. I love men. Of course it's hard to be a woman in a man's world.”
“One out of forty American men wears women's clothing. We've had more than forty presidents. One of these guys has been dancing around the Oval Office in a prom dress.”
“I spent a lot of time in the trenches in New York doing a lot of off-off-off Broadway theater.”