Allison Jones Quotations

I have found that so many directors and producers in the room say nothing, and this can be deadly. It's very difficult to audition for comedy in the vacuum of a small room, but it's the only way most do it.

I don't ever take credit for discovering anybody, except for McLovin on 'Superbad'.

Kids can really get better quickly. Here's another thing I would like to say: Kids should never be coached by their parents, ever. They should be as natural as possible.

I would say take any work you can get. Don't pass on something if it's a commercial. Take it. Work really does lead to other work. Especially if you're just starting out, work begets work.

It also brings it back to the classroom that no matter what they do, if they put enough heart in it, they can get through anything. As soon as I crossed the finish line, I could hear them, it was like holy wow! It was amazing.

Stand-ups are always good to see on YouTube. There's a guy named Mike Head who lives in Cleveland. He's great. He's an African-American stand-up.

We definitely need this type of legislation. These military-style assault weapons, such as machine guns and .50-caliber rifles, shouldn't be out on the street for anyone to get a hold of. These are the type of weapons that are used in many crimes so they are just really dangerous.

What I try to do is always get the newest, funniest people in anything.

Pretty people don't keep comedies on the air. Funny people keep comedies on the air.

They should have part-time jobs. But that's enough for high school students.

It's easier to get an actor when you just ask them to do a day on something rather than have them come in, audition, get picked.

They will be getting the same advising high school graduates got. They are in the same position, just with delayed advising.

'Arrested Development' is great; Mitch Hurwitz is great. Plus, it's the one show I've ever had where, on the small parts, he just let me cast people.

I don't really troll the Internet; I'm not young enough.

The legwork is always hard. Really finding people that you think are good enough. Just the definition of what we have to do is finding good enough people that you really think are special.