Although I grew up in London, I spent summers in Missouri, where my dad lived. It's quite a liberal town, Kansas City. You'd be surprised. — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
I've had that experience of not liking people very much, but having tremendous respect for them. — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
I think Brits probably feel that Americans are more like us than vice-versa, if that makes sense. Because we get everything American over here… — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
I loved watching theatre, and film, and television. It was a fantastic outlet and my favourite thing to do. I can't remember the decision.… — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
I think it's always easier to play parts that you have something concrete that you can relate to. — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
I'd love to do an action movie. Something with lots of stunts. Anything fast and dangerous and involving guns. — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
When actors get a bad name for diva behavior - I've never seen it. Because my experience with people who are really famous actors… — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
If you're playing someone who has lived, there's the risk of imitation, or whether you focus on the essence of who that character was… — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
Skiing in Whistler was great fun. It's an extreme environment that's very different to my own and I had never skied before, so I… — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
I have family dotted everywhere - Dad's in California; I've got aunts in Scotland and Virginia; family in Kansas City; family in Manchester and London. — Hayley Atwell Copy Share
“One of many beautiful young girls in traditional hijab came up to me to have her photo signed. Her green eyes glistened as she looked at me directly and asked, “Can you put ‘Women can be heroes, too’?” I met everyday heroines on this trip–ladies with a glow and a sparkle, a determination and a strength in the face of… — Hayley Atwell Copy Share
Mum wasn't at all religious, but she thought that going to the theatre was as important a ceremonial, communal experience that a person could… — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
