Allison Tolman Quotes
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I don't fault my former law firm for running their business like a business or expecting their new hire to be worth the obscene rate she was billed out at, but fun it was not.
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'The New World Haggadah' is meant for American Jews in the 21st century.
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What about Broadway? Yes, I'm involved with a new musical based on 'The Adams Family.'
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Sometimes you want things so bad you will kind of lower your standards, and I've learned that once you do that, it's really hard to go back, to get people to respect you and respect your craft.
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I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
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And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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This story's gonna grab people. It's about this guy, he's crazy about this girl, but he likes to wear dresses. Should he tell her? Should he not tell her? He's torn, Georgie. This is drama.
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I don't think that attorneys should be in any way running for governor.
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I am an honest, straight guy.
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I can pretty much live without fast food. I haven't eaten McDonald's in so long, but it's okay.
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I have a lot of common sense. I know what needs to be done and how to approach it. I have an ability to work with people on large enterprises.
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This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.
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I try not to carry any character back home because that would be extremely frustrating for my family.
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Running opened up something beautiful in my life. I try to send the energy all over my body. I love the feeling of it.
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We do not want to interfere with the freedom of press.
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One of the great things going on in Chicago is the educational facilities here. And the largest film school in the world is right here in Chicago: Columbia College.
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I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall Street, etc. I run a not for profit. We're a business. The only difference is that instead of selling soap or sneakers, we sell hope and leadership.
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It is interesting: in France, the horror films are not so popular. People go to see them, but not for the same reason. It is more artistic and process.
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When I was writing about Gotham in 'Broken City,' I was writing about Chicago. I just substituted the names.
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I look at Justin Bieber and my heart breaks for him, because I know what he's going to go through. He knows it. Everybody knows it.
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Studies by several different researchers have shown that the number of lies we're told each day is anywhere from 20 - 200. To many, that will seem shockingly high. Yet it isn't, in light of humans being ill-suited to detect lies. The average human can detect a lie only 54% of the time.
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People say if bees die out, the world would end, apparently. Now, I don't know if that's true, if that's some bee enthusiast who managed to write a good document, and people believe this.
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I taped my original audition for 'Fargo' with my agency in Chicago, Stewart Talent.
