Joan Allen Quotes

I've constantly done my best to get the best material I can get with the best directors I can get to direct me.

I think we've done that. But it's not something you really notice, 'cause I've always thought the people here have always done their best, and they continue to do their best. They just might do it a little bit differently.

When I was a waiter, I wanted to be the best waiter I could be and worked to be better at it every day.

I want to be the best teammate I can be, the fastest learner, the hardest worker, and just go out there in any way that I can help in each game.

I believe that whatever squad I join, I can add to it. It might take some time, but that's what I'm there for.

One of the biggest guys I worked with was Sean Connery. People like Sean, Michael Caine, Denzel Washington, they've been going for a long time, and not for nothing. They want to get this job right, and they realise the weight of responsibility on their shoulders.

It's harder to work with people who are not as dedicated to their craft. It also leaves you a better actor when you finish the project, since you always feel like you've learned something.

I feel responsible that everyone has a really wonderful experience and to do the best work possible, and to always know my lines and to always be on time and to bring a level to the show in terms of quality that other people will follow.

I like to act with people that know what they're doing.

I used to play basketball and I was pretty competitive, but I was never a bad loser. I never got angry. For me it was always about doing my best and devoting myself to a challenge.

When I was doing the first 'American Pie' movie, I was just happy to have a job. We had a good time, and it was a great group of people, but like any project that I've worked on in my career, you just put your best foot forward, and you're all working together to make the best movie possible.

For me, it's about surrounding myself with the best, most talented team out there, and not ever being afraid of being the worst guy in the room. It's ego-crushing, yeah. Every day is ego-crushing. But it keeps you sharper than you can imagine.

I've had more of an opportunity to work with Katie Holmes, which is incredibly enjoyable. I think she is really one of the best actresses on the market right now. She forces you to bring your best stuff to the table, because if you don't, she just completely overpowers you.

I don't care who's No. 1 on the call sheet or how big my trailer is. I care about the work. I don't care who gets the laughs. I just care that the laugh comes.

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

I try to always step up to the plate, be professional, be good at what I'm doing and deliver on the character. In Hollywood, what more can you ask for. You want a consummate professional.

I'm looking forward to working with some of the best cast and crew there are.

Just because 'Planes' is an animated movie doesn't mean I don't take my work seriously. You can always push yourself to be better.

You work with great directors and terrible directors, and so you learn; you take what you think will work for you.

I just really just try to get better as a player every week, just focusing on the team we have to play this week, and just trying to do whatever is best for the team that week.

It was a great learning experience to work with James Stewart.

I've always felt toward the slightest scene, even if all I had to do in a scene was just to come in and say, 'Hi,' that the people ought to get their money's worth and that this is an obligation of mine, to give them the best you can get from me.

I am not the greatest actor in the world, but the reason I keep working is that I work hard and show up every day and be easy to work with.

What I am proud of is I have searched for the best of me and I have been a team man without fail.

We're all just playing our own game. I don't see it as a rivalry. We're just trying to play our best.