Allison Tolman
Allison Tolman
Allison Cara Tolman is an American actress. She received widespread critical acclaim and awards recognition for her portrayal of police officer Molly Solverson in the FX television series Fargo...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth18 November 1981
CountryUnited States of America
actual irritating precedes
I'm from Texas, and Texas has a reputation that far precedes actual Texas, and it is irritating sometimes.
based good plausible roles type
I'm hoping I can evade a type and go for roles based on what I consider plausible and what I consider good.
job
I've always had a day job and never been just acting.
flattering incredibly met people
I've met a lot of really friendly people who are incredibly happy for me, which is really flattering and humbling.
life money
I've never had money before in my life. Ever. Never, ever.
months
In theater, we know a scheduled season months in advance.
using
It's interesting to play a female character who's not ever using feminine wiles to get things done.
fear job next scary trying
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.
cameras filming time
Most of the time you spend filming a show is time you spend without the cameras on, when you're not acting.
cops
Our TV and movie cops are usually in heels and pencil skirts.
few paul thomas
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.
contract paperwork screen
When you go in to do a screen test, you negotiate your contract and sign all your paperwork before you even get on a plane.
atmosphere client company firm human lined quit three translated worked
I worked for three years in a small IT firm in Chicago. I managed our client base, so I translated into human speak for our technicians. But our company was sold, and the atmosphere and the culture really changed, so I quit without having anything else lined up.
comedian dial hard punching
As a comedian who's used to, like, punching the jokes, it's hard to teach yourself that that's not the strong choice in the sense that you have to really have to dial it back.