Joanna Going Quotes

I don't know why people feel that I am only interested in films, but I very much want to do fiction. My only prerequisite is a good role, something which satisfies the actor in me. If I get a good banner and a good channel, I would definitely do a daily soap.

I think it's just important to be always bouncing between TV and theater, and hopefully I'll get to do movies at some point.

Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.'

I started in this business on soap operas.

I've been bouncing around from comedy to drama and TV and film.

Once I was old enough to realize that the people I thought were inside the TV were actual people, it was like, 'I want to do that.'

I certainly do all sorts of work. I'm very, very blessed to do drama and other types of television, and things like that, but I always go back to sci-fi, whenever possible, because that's really exciting for me.

I can work every day of the year. TV is easy. My call's at 8:30 a.m. I'd like to break out of the comedy thing and take a shot at something serious like theater. The off-season allows me to do movies, but I'm not tired of TV yet. There's nothing like it. I've got the best of both worlds.

I've played a baseball player a few times, but in my career I've been blessed to have played a wide range of characters.

You know, I grew up watching all kinds of films. So, as an adult, I wanted to be involved in all kinds of plays and television and film.

I've studied theater since high school. Of course, it's a different story altogether being on Broadway, but it's still theater, and you have to be in front of a live audience, and that's very exciting. It's something I've definitely wanted to do, but I got involved in movies and television, and then it became a luxury to get back on the stage.

I love doing both theater and television.

From a very early age, I made my decisions based on careers that I admire. The one thing that all the actresses I love have in common is that they have diversity in their careers.

I was born to be on the stage.

I feel like starring in a TV show is such a fun thing.

I prefer doing TV, where it can be different every time.

Theater is my favorite platform. Television is my favorite paycheck. The more television I can do, the more theater I can do.

Although I'm largely doing other things in life, it's very nice occasionally to put my toe back in the waters of show business.

What I love about working on 'Younger' is that it combines some of my favorite elements of both theatre and film.

I am beyond excited to be working with the BBC as part of the cast of 'Thirteen.'

I want to do more films - not just comedies, because I really want to show my range.

I'm open to different kinds of roles, characters and genres.

It's been good and a nice chance to work with some great actors and actresses - Natalie Anderson, Jeff Hordley, Emma Atkins, Charley Webb and Dominic Power.

For me, as an actor, going from TV to film was interesting because TV and film are two very different things.

I've been lucky enough to play many different roles from darker characters to family orientated shows to comedy.