Allison Tolman Quotes
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I worked for three years in a small IT firm in Chicago. I managed our client base, so I translated into human speak for our technicians. But our company was sold, and the atmosphere and the culture really changed, so I quit without having anything else lined up.
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I guess my interest in performance has evolved and changed many times over the years.
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I tend to play nurses and waitresses and policewomen.
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As a comedian who's used to, like, punching the jokes, it's hard to teach yourself that that's not the strong choice in the sense that you have to really have to dial it back.
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Improv training allows you to get out of your head a little bit and take more risks, which is something I would like to continue to improve upon.
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I haven't been recognized out in public or anything. The strangeness of celebrity has been relegated to Twitter, which is kind of manageable.
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I don't have any phobias per se, but both tight and vast spaces tend to make me nervous after a prolonged time.
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I originally wanted to stay in Chicago as long as I could. I love Chicago. I don't love L.A. I don't want to leave Chicago.
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I've done some version of that Minnesota accent - that Midwestern accent - in sketch comedy for years. It's the quickest way to symbolize you're a mom.
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As a newcomer, you know, you don't come out the gate as a singer and try to compare with Judy Garland.
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I'm hoping I can evade a type and go for roles based on what I consider plausible and what I consider good.
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I'm aware me getting a role out of Chicago as a complete unknown is an insane anomaly, so I knew I'd have to get out here to L.A. as soon as the door opened.
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I started getting Twitter followers after I started doing press for 'Fargo.' One of my best friends from college is a librarian, and she started tracking after each interview how many Twitter followers I got. She and her librarian friends were like, 'We're going to make a graph.' And I was like, 'Alright, nerds.'
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I worked in IT, which is all boys, and I was the queen of the boys. That's what I did. I was the one who knew where the paper towels were, which was very important. And I organized happy hours and things like that.
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I worked in IT for about three years for a tiny firm with ten other people.
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In theater, we know a scheduled season months in advance.
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There are a few directors as a young person where I was kind of like, 'Well, these are a sure bet.' The Coens, Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson.
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I saw 'Fargo,' not when it came out, but probably a few years later, and went through multiple viewings - I'm sure my tape has been worn out.
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I taped my original audition for 'Fargo' with my agency in Chicago, Stewart Talent.