Mad Men
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
Quotes
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"Go home, take a paper bag, cut some eyeholes out of it. Put it over your head, get undressed and look at yourself in the mirror. Really evaluate where your strengths and weaknesses are. And be honest."
--Season 1, Episode 1: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
"He may act like he wants a secretary, but most of the time they're looking for something between a mother and a waitress."
--Season 1, Episode 1: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
"This is why I don’t allow crying in the break room. It erodes morale. There’s a place to do that, like you’re apartment."
--Season 2, Episode 1: "For Those Who Think Young"
"It's so obvious why you're going out with her."
--Season 2, Episode 2: "Flight 1"
"Your decolletage is distracting."
-- Season 2, Episode 5, "The New Girl"
"What on God's green earth are you doing here?"
-- Season 2, Episode 5, "The New Girl"
"Stop dressing like a little girl."
-- Season 2, Episode 6, "Maidenform"
"Fun-loving girl, responsible sometimes. Likes to laugh, lives to love seeks size six for city living and general galavanting. No dull moments or dull men tolerated."
--Season 3, Episode 4: "The Arrangements"
"When you wake up in the middle of the night and wonder what you forgot, don't call me."
--Season 3, Episode 3: "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"
"That's life. One minute, you're on top of the world. The next, some secretary is running over your foot with a lawn motor."
--Season 3, Episode 3: "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"
About
Joan Harris is the former Office Manager at the Sterling Cooper advertising agency. Although Joan was in charge of the support staff, she has been overruled on occasion: When she fired secretary Jane Siegel for going into Bert Cooper’s office after hours, Roger Sterling had Jane reinstated. For a brief period, Joan worked as a script reader with Harry Crane in the TV Department. Although clients gave positive feedback to Joan in that role, the position was given to a new male employee when Harry's budget was expanded to bring on full time help.
Joan was once involved romantically with Roger Sterling. She is now married to Dr. Greg Harris.
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