Allison Janney

I definitely paid my dues, and I'm grateful for everything and for my good friends. ”

I really am at peace with not being a mom. ”

I want to feel sexy and pretty and young as long as I can. ”

I hate auditioning so much. ”

Every character I do has a bit of my mum in her. She's like the doyenne of Dayton, Ohio. ”

I'm one of those actors who fall into the camp of never wanting to look at themselves on camera ever, thank you very much. I do not and will not, because I am my worst critic. ”

I was playing 40-year-old women when I was 20. I didn't get considered for ingenue roles. ”

I know there are a lot of tall, beautiful actresses like Uma Thurman and Nicole Kidman who are my height, but they're still half the size of me! ”

If I could stomach the awful part of being a veterinarian, which involves sticking your hand up animals' behinds, I would be a vet. ”

An agent said he didn't know what to do with me, I wouldn't be able to play any parts but lesbians and aliens. ”