Joey Lauren Adams
Birthday: 9 January 1968, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Height: 163 cm
Joey Lauren Adams was born on January 9, 1968 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She is an actress, known for Dazed and Confused (1993), Big Daddy (1999) and The Break-Up (2006).
A bonus: You don't have to diet to direct.
A bonus: You don't have to diet to direct.
I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in.
I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in.
Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time.
Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time.
'Chasing Amy' was an amazing role, but then after that, I went and did 'Big Daddy' and you're the gi...Show more »
'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. Show less «
No one was jumping up and saying, 'Yeah, let me give you money.' I had never held a camera in my han...Show more »
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. Show less «
I was never one of those people who thought, 'What I really want to do is direct.' It never occurred...Show more »
I was never one of those people who thought, 'What I really want to do is direct.' It never occurred to me. Show less «
It's not like you can wake up and realize, 'Oh, I want intimacy,' and then it happens that day.
It's not like you can wake up and realize, 'Oh, I want intimacy,' and then it happens that day.
I am one of the few actresses who isn't recognized by the way she looks. I'm recognized by the way I...Show more »
I am one of the few actresses who isn't recognized by the way she looks. I'm recognized by the way I talk. Show less «
I want to feel passion, I want to feel pain. I want to weep at the sound of your name. Come make me ...Show more »
I want to feel passion, I want to feel pain. I want to weep at the sound of your name. Come make me laugh, come make me cry... just make me feel alive. Show less «
I don't think I was fully satisfied acting. You know, the girlfriend role or the best friend role, a...Show more »
I don't think I was fully satisfied acting. You know, the girlfriend role or the best friend role, and that wasn't enough for me. Show less «
A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.
A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.
There were days that I literally had no reason to get out of bed. It just was so destructive for me.
There were days that I literally had no reason to get out of bed. It just was so destructive for me.
[on her distinctive voice] It's not a normal voice. It doesn't fit into people's preconceptions abou...Show more »
[on her distinctive voice] It's not a normal voice. It doesn't fit into people's preconceptions about what a woman's voice should sound like. My mom doesn't think I have an unusual voice, though. I'm sure it's helped me get some roles. But Chasing Amy (1997), I almost didn't get. There was concern the voice would grate on some people -- which some critics said it did. Show less «
My life isn't that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just can't talk on the phone. He's too cripp...Show more »
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. Show less «
My relationship with my father is pretty non-existent.
My relationship with my father is pretty non-existent.
The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic, blonde actress with the ...Show more »
The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic, blonde actress with the funny voice. Show less «
For women in their 30s, it's so hard to get good parts.
For women in their 30s, it's so hard to get good parts.
I think, ultimately, looking back now, acting wasn't satisfying me 100%.
I think, ultimately, looking back now, acting wasn't satisfying me 100%.
It just gets frustrating playing the girlfriend, It's just this awful feeling, sitting in your house...Show more »
It just gets frustrating playing the girlfriend, It's just this awful feeling, sitting in your house, waiting for a script to come. I like to be more proactive. Show less «
Joey Lauren Adams's FILMOGRAPHY
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Annabelle: Creation
IMDb: 7
2017
109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into ...
