It was an offer, they wanted me for the part. They had to talk me into it, though! It had that stigma, you know-anytime you redo something, it's panic time.
- Joan Severance
It's hard to be a super-person. It takes a lot out of you. So it's a whole different kind of acting, something I had never done before, and here I am doing it again. It's fun.
- Joan Severance
It's hard to portray somebody especially if you don't have her to speak to or any close friends-she was born in 1916, so they're fading away quickly.
- Joan Severance
I've done a lot of femme fatales-that's how people see me, because of my physical look, and they were fun to play, but I've done it-time to move on to I Love Lucy stuff, and hopefully they'll write it.
- Joan Severance
My hat goes off to the Schwarzennegers and the Stallones and Van Dammes who play these sort of super-people.
- Joan Severance
Other people can see me however they wish, but it's obviously just something visual that pops into the casting director's head and that's it.
- Joan Severance
Sometimes people need to be pushed to the edge to see the truth about themselves
- Joan Severance
There are three rape scenes that I've had to act in, and none of them have gotten to film. I don't think it's something that should be promoted in any way.
- Joan Severance
Wearing this kind of costume is not something I fantasize about. It's not natural, it's not comfortable. I don't see myself as this. But it gives you dramatic license to do almost anything when you're dressed as a bug.
- Joan Severance
We're all professionals, we've all been working, we don't have any new kids on the block, and we know what television is all about.
- Joan Severance
When you're dead weight, in the right position, you win. And in reality, you wouldn't see someone my size kicking seven martial arts experts and winning.
- Joan Severance
You can take charge, kick ass, do whatever you have to do and it's okay. You can blow people up. These are things that are okay for cartoon characters to do.
- Joan Severance
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