If the entire script feels formulaic, then you know that the film will be like that. But if it’s a really interesting script, and the character happens to be formulaic, then maybe there’s a way of making them more interesting. Rooney Mara Read Quote
I never do anything for the camera. It’s my job to pretend the camera’s not there. I’m never moving for the camera. Rooney Mara Read Quote
It’s really helpful when you do something you don’t like. You won’t make that mistake again. It’s like dating a bunch of people who are wrong for you – you learn so much more about yourself that way. Rooney Mara Read Quote
I always wanted to be an actor, but I was always fighting it. It never seemed that honorable to me, and I guess I was always afraid that I might fail. Rooney Mara Read Quote
In order to have understanding, you need forgiveness, compassion, and empathy. Rooney Mara Read Quote
It’s really hard coming of age in today’s society, where society wants you to make the decision of what you want to do with your life by the time you’re 16 years old. Most kids don’t know what they want to do. How could they? They haven’t lived in the real world yet. Rooney Mara Read Quote
I grew up in a little cul-de-sac in the suburbs and went to public school. I went to Costco on the weekends. Rooney Mara Read Quote
What bothers me about the whole trust-fund thing is that it sort of presumes that everything is handed to you. And if there is one thing about my family that I do identify with, it is that everyone is extremely hardworking. Rooney Mara Read Quote
I try to eat food that hasn’t been washed in ammonia and then packaged in the shape of breaded dinosaurs filled with cheese – even though those are very tasty. I like to eat food that can actually make it through the 20-plus feet of my small intestine. Rooney Mara Read Quote
I am one of 40 grandchildren. What bothers me about the whole trust-fund thing is that it sort of presumes that everything is handed to you. And if there is one thing about my family that I do identify with, it is that everyone is extremely hardworking. Rooney Mara Read Quote
