Karen Allen Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

10 Famous Quotes by Karen Allen
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“Someone born in Brazil is an American. Anyone born on the western hemisphere is an American. American is not a nationality.”
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“Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.”
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“At first, we're learning for ourselves, ... We're looking for things that we'll work on for the classroom. We're piggybacking on what other people have already done, and then we will serve as a resource to other people.”
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“I was so lucky. I was very broke and I was taking classes at Lee Strasberg's Institute and I saw a 3 X 5 index card on the bulletin board advertising for college-aged girls for a film. That was Animal House”
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“[When we filmed Animal House, I] found John [Belushi] astonishingly shy and vulnerable. Rather than being a confident established star, he seemed nervous about meeting everyone, about fitting in.”
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“People can experience loss of memory, daytime sleepiness. They can also have a difficulty concentrating.”
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“I loved living and breathing theatre so much that I decided I had to find a way to bring my desire to act and my ability to support myself together. I'd run through the possibilities in Washington, so that meant moving to New York”
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“I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing Shakespeare for the rest of my life.”
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“I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.”
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“[Life means] giving as much of yourself as you have to give.”
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