Allison Tolman

I guess my interest in performance has evolved and changed many times over the years.

I did a 20-minute selection of scenes from the play 'Spring Awakening' in college, well before the musical came around, so when the musical was becoming a hot thing, and I was reading interviews with Duncan Sheik about how he came to do the music, I think it's interesting.

I moved to Chicago when I was 28, and I wasn't completely idealistic about going to Second City and making a living from comedy, but I knew it would be great for the resume.

It's scary to not know when your next job is coming, and that is a daily fear when you are trying to act full-time.

I've never had money before in my life. Ever. Never, ever.

I originally wanted to stay in Chicago as long as I could. I love Chicago. I don't love L.A. I don't want to leave Chicago.