Janet Varney Quotes

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Janet Varney

Profession : Actress

Birth : February 16, 1976

I hope that everyone has the opportunity, whatever their work environment may be, to be surrounded by people that they respect and are inspired by.

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I always say I owe my sense of humor to 'The Muppets' because I didn't necessarily know what was going on when I watched 'The Muppet Show,' and obviously, 'Sesame Street' was made just for me.

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I like to live in a world of unicorns and rainbows where I don't pay attention to anything unless it's positive.

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The whole time that I was doing the voice of Korra, I would always joke around saying that nobody's gonna give me a job as an action star or a hero. I just do silly comedy.

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I believe that truth is one of the most powerful tools we possess against victimization, exploitation, and fear.

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Being a teenager is complicated.

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I think there's part of me that's longing to play a Sherlock Holmes or sort of a House character, like a real detective. Like a real, moody detective. Like a real, sarcastic, mentally ill detective. I think it would be really fun to do something like that.

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When you share something about your adolescence, it's a way to roll over and show your soft underbelly when it comes to talking about your past and the person that you once were.

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I love the podcast medium. I really like the intimacy of it. You're just listening to voices in your ears.

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I guess I knew I was a people person, but I didn't know how much till I had a podcast.

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It's great to be an actor, and it's great to embody something more than who you are.

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'Bridesmaids' was phenomenal. It deserves every accolade it's gotten, and it's exciting for every woman in comedy.

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If you go to my house, it's not like I'm 5, but I definitely have a lot of toys and weird, tiny miniatures.

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I had a pretty normal, non-Hollywood life for most of my 20s in San Francisco.

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I can't believe I managed to go through a liberal-arts and theater education and take all these women's-studies classes and never have addressed that the 'Muppets' were all boys, except for one pig who was obsessed with herself!

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I did a pilot for Nickelodeon that didn't end up going to series.

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I think, coming from an improv/sketch background, I'm just used to having people around me to feed off of and support.

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I just want Emma Thompson to be my best friend.

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I always had a pretty serious fascination with fire. Luckily I'm not an arsonist!

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I have two pets - a dog and a cat.

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