Best 19 quotes of Joey Lauren Adams on MyQuotes

A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.

A psychiatrist is a fellow who asks you a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing.

'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.

Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time.

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.

If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, watch your business.

In life, it's not who you know that's important, it's how your wife found out.

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, waiting for a script to come. I like to be more proactive.

It's not like you can wake up and realize, 'Oh, I want intimacy,' and then it happens that day.

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.

May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions.

Most people play a fair game of golf - if you watch them.

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.

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.

Stay with me; I want to be alone

The most popular labor-saving device today is still a husband with money.

There were days that I literally had no reason to get out of bed. It just was so destructive for me.

The toughest thing about homework is getting mom and pop to agree on the same answer.