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Allison Janney Biography

Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an American actress. She is the recipient of such accolades as an Academy Award, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, seven Screen Actors Guild Awards, six Critics Choice Awards, and two Drama Desk Awards.

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

Aaron, Enough, Lucky, Say, Writing

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

Brother, Love, Men, World

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

Beauty, Important, Make, Movie, Proud

Aaron Sorkin uses a lot of the same people again and again - the people he likes. I think if there's ever a part for me, he would consider me for it. I hope so. Sometimes familiarity breeds contempt, other times it helps you. It's just amazing to work with his scripts. There's never any fat in them. It's all perfect, and there's such a rhythm to it. The musicality of his writing - it's so specific and unique to him, and such a joy to play as an actor, because there's no sentimentality.

Breeds, Sentimentality, Sorkin, Thinking, Unique, Writing

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.

Dancing, Dress, Forty, Men, Office

The wonderful thing about Crystal in Mr. Sunshine is that she doesn't have any boundaries. She's not aware socially of what's correct and incorrect. Crystal's probably the craziest character I've ever had to do and the furthest I've gone, with the only exception being Away We Go - I was pretty big in that.

Character, Probably, Sunshine, Thing, Wonderful

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

Glad, Phone, Phones, Planet, Planets, Worst

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

Difficult, Job, Jobs, Masters, Two

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.

Enough, People, Think, Thinking, Winning

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.

Doctors, Felt, Hard, Night, Operating, Thinking

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.

Come, Come Up, Exciting, Fly, Night, Working

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

Animal, Awful, Hands, Sticking, Stomach, Would Be

It was great to have a Republican character as likeable as Alan Alda was in the West Wing. He was one Republican I would probably vote for; he was old school.

Character, School, Vote, Wing

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

Hobbies, Silly, Song, Time, Wasting

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.

Able, Agents, Aliens, Parts, Play, Said

I'm kind of at the mercy of writers out there. I need a writer out there who wants to write a vehicle for me. Do it and get it to me immediately. I do want to be a lead. I want to play a lead role in a movie.

Kind, Mercy, Play, Role, Vehicle, Writing

I never watched Lost. I just thought it would be fun to be part of something that was such a big part of pop culture. But I thought I was going to be acting with more of the other people. I didn't know that I was going to be on my own on the island, doing this whole other storyline.

Acting, Fun, Island, People

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

Drawback, Growing, Growing Up, Height, Power

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?

Happens, Imagine, Life, Mean, Nice, Recovery

I just wish that I had a part in everything Aaron Sorkin wrote. Sometimes I wish I was a member of an acting troupe where we all just kept working together, the same people. I can't, unfortunately, be in everything he writes. I'm excited for him, but I'm jealous that I wasn't a part of it.

Jealous, Kept, People, Sorkin, Working, Writing

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