8 Quotes & Sayings By Allison Williams

Allison Williams is an actress who was born in the U.S. state of Maryland. She is best known for playing Marnie Michaels on the HBO comedy series Girls (2012–present). Williams graduated from The Professional Children's School in New York City and attended Yale School of Drama, graduating in 2010. Williams has appeared in the films "Margin Call" (2011), "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (2012), "Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)", and "Don Jon" (2013). In 2017, she was cast in a recurring role on the HBO family drama series "Westworld". Williams was born in Washington, D.C Read more

Her parents are David Williams and Patricia Williams (née Fisch). She has a younger sister named Sophia. She moved to New York City at age 17 to attend Yale School of Drama.

She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, Jon Lajoie, a writer and director who has worked with Lena Dunham and Lena's mother Laurie Simmons on his series Girls. They have one child together, daughter Dorothy Lajoie Williams, born December 11th 2016.

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I put so much pressure on myself to be perfect. Between homework and sports and drama and being social, I slept about four hours a night through high school and college. Allison Williams
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I read very one-note. Teacher's pet, Goody Two-shoes. I'd hate to be annoying. Who wants to see movies with someone annoying in them? But it's hard for me to paint myself as anything but whatever it is I come across as - which is pretty together. Allison Williams
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I don't want to be any more interesting than I am. I love the life that I get to live, which is one of real independence and privacy and autonomy. Allison Williams
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I'm not a dieter. I have the palate of a 7-year-old boy, although I'm working on it. I order off the kids' menu! I'm working hard to eat more fruit and veggies and round it all out, but I'm a big pretzels and Diet Coke kind of girl. Allison Williams
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My mom has beautiful eyes, and I inherited a lot of her rituals, accentuating eyes. Allison Williams
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I will have my publicist pull pictures of the way I look at events so I can see, 'Oh, that cut is not as flattering as I thought, ' or 'I should smile bigger, ' or 'That positioning is odd.' I learn from it. Allison Williams
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I want to play a villain. I want to play a romantic heroine. Allison Williams