Joey Lauren Adams Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“No one was jumping up and saying, 'Yeah, let me give you money.' I had never held a camera in my hand - a home video camera, nothing. I had not directed.”

“A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.”

“It's not like you can wake up and realize, 'Oh, I want intimacy,' and then it happens that day.”

“For women in their 30s, it's so hard to get good parts.”

“I am one of the few actresses who isn't recognized by the way she looks. I'm recognized by the way I talk.”

“I was never one of those people who thought, 'What I really want to do is direct.' It never occurred to me.”

“There were days that I literally had no reason to get out of bed. It just was so destructive for me.”

“'Chasing Amy' was an amazing role, but then after that, I went and did 'Big Daddy' and you're the girlfriend or you're the best friend. I wasn't getting the Nicole Kidman roles.”

“My life isn't that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just can't talk on the phone. He's too crippled and shy, and that's almost harder. He's there and he loves me, and I try and try and try, it's just impossible to have a relationship.”