Allison Tolman

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. ”

I really respect the Coen brothers as directors and as creative individuals and with the way that they handle the industry and the business side of things. ”

Improv training allows you to get out of your head a little bit and take more risks, which is something I would like to continue to improve upon. ”

If you only live in the world of the actor, and if you only live in the world of auditions, etc., then you don't really have a whole lot to offer when it comes to playing the humans that you're trying to audition for. ”

It's scary to not know when your next job is coming, and that is a daily fear when you are trying to act full-time. ”

It was important for me as a theater artist to allow myself and my interests to evolve over time and allow my notion of what success meant to evolve over time. I've always had a day job and never been just acting. But it didn't make me feel like I wasn't doing what I was supposed to be doing. ”

I don't have any phobias per se, but both tight and vast spaces tend to make me nervous after a prolonged time. ”

I went to New York for the first time when I was in college for a school trip and, uh, it did not appeal to me. It was too much hustle and bustle. And I have since now found a New York where if I lived there now, I know where I would want to live. ”

Most of the time you spend filming a show is time you spend without the cameras on, when you're not acting. ”

I went to New York for the first time when I was in college for a school trip and, uh, it did not appeal to me. It was too much hustle and bustle. ”