Janney's Quotes

#1. Allison Janney's character in 'The West Wing' was so rocking! I am a huge fan of Mary Louis Parker and her character in 'Weeds.' My manager says, 'you have to grow into yourself, Allison' because all the characters I want to play are, like, 39.

Allison Mack

#2. Nana's French knickers were surely a symbol of liberty and abandonment, worn only by women who didn't care for conventional frills or superficial nametags. Those french knickers were flags blowing in the wind, like a statement of victory.

Diana Janney

#3. It's a great way to start the day, hearing you've been nominated for an Emmy. It's just thrilling.

Allison Janney

#4. Allison Janney is amazing, and Anna Faris was a revelation to me.

Mimi Kennedy

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

Allison Janney

#6. 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.

Allison Janney

#7. I love working on the fly when the writers come up with new jokes on show nights. It's exciting. I love it so much.

Allison Janney

#8. The pre-shoot days are so relaxed and fun and the writers are laughing. I love the rehearsal process.

Allison Janney

#9. I never stop. I don't want to stop acting because I'm afraid it'll all end, so I never say no.

Allison Janney

#10. Great drama is all about conflict, and what's a better conflict than Republican-Democrat?

Allison Janney

#11. It's a little weird accepting your voice coming out of an animated character. You don't buy it at first because it's your voice and none of us like our voices when we hear them recorded back.

Allison Janney

#12. 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.

Allison Janney

#13. I can access emotions very easily.

Allison Janney

#14. Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They're brilliant actors.

Sophie Thompson

#15. 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.

Allison Janney

#16. Don't ever underestimate the power of mentoring someone, or helping some young actor, doing a favor for them, or introducing- everyone needs somebody to help them along when they're first starting out.

Allison Janney

#17. I'd like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie.

Allison Janney

#18. I'm the worst speller on the planet. I'm so glad for spellcheck on my phone.

Allison Janney

#19. Most Republicans call the show 'The Left Wing.'

Allison Janney

#20. Comedy is a serious business. It's frustrating when I can't find the right thing that makes the crew laugh. If I don't make them laugh, I get very disappointed in myself. You don't really have a live audience, so you just depend on the crew to let you know if you're doing something funny.

Allison Janney

#21. Rawls, the back-up running back (Tank wrenched his leg out of socket, which I didn't know was possible).

Alan Janney

#22. If I could stomach the awful part of being a veterinarian, which involves sticking your hand up animals' behinds, I would be a vet.

Allison Janney

#23. I like people trying to do two things at once.

Allison Janney

#24. I can tell when men are threatened by my height.

Allison Janney

#25. 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.

Allison Janney

#26. I grew up with brothers. I love men. Of course it's hard to be a woman in a man's world.

Allison Janney

#27. It is a very difficult job, being the servant of two masters.

Allison Janney

#28. I have the power of my height. Growing up, it was a total drawback. There was nothing good about it at all.

Allison Janney

#29. I love wasting time and learning to lip-sync to songs; it's a silly hobby of mine.

Allison Janney

#30. I always feel like a doctor who loses a patient on the operating table or something where I felt just devastated and I beat myself up until I get to try it the next night and "I'll get it better tonight." So I'm hard on myself. I think I'm not alone in that regard with acting.

Allison Janney

#31. Allison Janney, I'm such a big fan of. Especially the way she conducts herself on a personal level, it's so beautiful. She's this fun, gracious person.

Rose McIver

#32. I am lucky enough to have Aaron Sorkin write what I have to say.

Allison Janney

#33. I can't imagine trying to be in recovery. I mean it would be hard enough with just life going along in a nice way, but then when awful stuff happens, how you maintain the strength to get through it?

Allison Janney

#34. Everyone couldn't be happier and more terrified.

Allison Janney

#35. It's hard to describe to people how terrible it was when you could only watch cartoons at a certain time in your life.

Allison Janney

#36. I'm afraid of flying.

Allison Janney

#37. I guess my height has hurt me as much as it's helped me. In comedy people don't mind casting tall women next to shorter men. It adds to the humour.

Allison Janney