Allison Janney Quotes

Sometimes when I hear my voice on tape, I'm like, 'Who is that horrible man?'

No, it's not comfortable; I hate watching myself. You don't like when you hear your voice on your voicemail; imagine having to see yourself 30 feet wide and 30 feet big.

I tend to enunciate pretty well. It's always seemed that my voice is one of those voices that people can recognize pretty easily - which has been a bit of a drawback for some characters because you're supposed to lose yourself in the character, but sometimes people look at a character and go "Oh, it's 'Weird Al.'"

You have to be someone.

I don't even like hearing my own voice on an answering machine.

I think if you watch a lot of what I do, you're going to ultimately walk away seeing me. I can't hide - that impression is a personal impression people have of me.

I don't think I'm boring.

I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.

I'd like people to understand that I do have some personality.

Every man has three characters - that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.

I know that some people have different personas for the different things they do, and I'm not criticizing that - maybe it's a good thing - but I'm the same old person, so I take everything in stride.

You see people you identify with, and you take pieces of people you like and shape who you are. Like, I sound just like my dad. But that's literally my vocal chords. I can't sound like anything else... I sound like him, but I act like myself.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

I'm not a fan of watching myself on TV - it's just not relaxing. It's like if you hear your voice on a recording: it doesn't sound the same as when it comes out of your mouth.

For me, hearing my voice is sometimes a little nauseating, especially at Christmas.

I guess my voice is more recognizable than I know!

Kim Tan is me! And I am Kim Tan.

I can't just suddenly become 'Little Peace and Love Jair'... I've got to carry on being the same person.

Everybody who really knows me knows who I am, who I'm about and what I'm about.

Personality for me is the strongest statement.

The sound of my voice is more famous than me.

You know, if you ever listen to your voice on an answering machine everyone thinks we sound dreadful. That's sort of the way I think when I hear myself speak.

This is what my voice sounds like I don't need to be talking to someone else To hear it

If you get mad about how your voice sounds when it comes out of your own mouth, it's not really my fault. Go ahead and be yourself.