Play Parts Quotes by Hayley Atwell

I've had that experience of not liking people very much, but having tremendous respect for them.

— Hayley Atwell

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

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

I think it's always easier to play parts that you have something concrete that you can relate to.

— Hayley Atwell

I'd love to do an action movie. Something with lots of stunts. Anything fast and dangerous and involving guns.

— Hayley Atwell

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

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

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

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…

— Hayley Atwell

“One of many beautiful young girls in traditional hijab came up to me to have her photo signed. Her green eyes glistened as she…

— Hayley Atwell

I'm deeply ambitious and I always have been.

— Hayley Atwell

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

My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky.

— Hayley Atwell

I love firing guns. It's an amazing feeling - so sexy and powerful.

— Hayley Atwell

I read a lot of heavy literature when I'm on set, so on holiday I want to indulge in something light-hearted.

— Hayley Atwell