Allison Tolman Quotes
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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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I don't think you realize how often on television people are not like anyone we know or have known.
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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 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 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 tend to play nurses and waitresses and policewomen.
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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 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'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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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 guess my interest in performance has evolved and changed many times over the years.
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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'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 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 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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In theater, we know a scheduled season months in advance.
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I worked in IT for about three years for a tiny firm with ten other people.
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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 taped my original audition for 'Fargo' with my agency in Chicago, Stewart Talent.