Allison Tolman Quotes

As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role.

I don't mind being identified as any character as long as I'm doing a good job as an actor. I have done all kinds of roles - from an editor, judge, police officer, murderer to a corrupt businessman.

I don't go for glamour roles.

As an actor, you pay attention very closely to everything that happens to you, and you're constantly watching others as well, trying to just find out where everything comes from.

I try to be a good, diligent actor.

At the end of the day, I want to play characters that interest me.

As an actor, I am looking for diverse roles.

I love to prepare for my roles.

An actor will use every piece of information at their disposal, or a good actor will.

For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.

I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.

I want to play an action hero. I'm ready for roles that totally aren't me.

I was trained as a dramatic actor. I'm really excited to do some more dramatic stuff.

There are two main jobs in acting - the first one is to be a good actor, and the second one is to convince everyone that you're a good actor.

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them, incidentally - but I think all great actors listen well and I've learned that from a lot of the very good actors with whom I've worked - to really listen to what people say.

Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask.

I was offered a lot of supporting crazy parts in comedies because that's all I had done.

All actors do that. Should do that and do that. For the most part. I say all actors. I'm exaggerating, but you know who does and who doesn't. Vince is a wonderful young actor who knows his work and did a beautiful job on this film.

As an actor, it's amazing to get to create different characters.

I have said to my agents, 'I want to work. I want to play character roles.'

Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.

As an actor, all you want to do is to work and do good work.

So from an actor's perspective, you really have no idea how you're acting.

I was a coat-checker at Orso, and all these wonderful actors were coming in, and it was exciting to me, so I started going to classes, and my excuse was, 'I'll be a better songwriter if I can understand how to play a character.' Well, that couldn't be farther from the truth.