Karen Allen

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing read more

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.

At first, we're learning for ourselves, ... We're looking for things that we'll work on for the classroom. We're piggybacking read more

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.

Someone born in Brazil is an American. Anyone born on the western hemisphere is an American. American is not a read more

Someone born in Brazil is an American. Anyone born on the western hemisphere is an American. American is not a nationality.

[When we filmed Animal House, I] found John [Belushi] astonishingly shy and vulnerable. Rather than being a confident established star, read more

[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.

I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying read more

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.