--- title: "Best Anna Kendrick Quotations" description: "Anna Kendrick is an American actress, singer and director who is known for upbeat roles in comedies and musicals and has been nominated for an Academy A..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anna-kendrick-13660.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anna-kendrick-13660.jpg) # Anna Kendrick (1985) Film Actor United States **131** quotes in **715** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Anna Kendrick is a film actor from the United States, best known for *Scrappy little nobody*. ## Quick Facts About Anna Kendrick Born August 9, 1985 Nationality United States Profession Film Actor Notable works Scrappy little nobody Known for Pitch Perfect, Twilight, Up in the Air, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Scrappy Little Nobody ## About Anna Kendrick Anna Kendrick is an American actress, singer and director who is known for upbeat roles in comedies and musicals and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Tony. ## Awards & Honors Theatre World Award ## Quotes by Anna Kendrick · Page 4 > [The most frustrating things is when you read something that has so much potential, but there are other little red flags where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/the-most-frustrating-things-is-when-you-read-something-that-has-so/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/074/anna-kendrick-3422_cinema_the-most-frustrating-things-is-when-you_2169427.jpg) > [I think there are rock stars within every subgenre, and for people who are obsessed with musical theater Sutton Foster and Audra…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/i-think-there-are-rock-stars-within-every-subgenre-and-for-people-who/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [Beyonce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beyonce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/anna-kendrick-3422_beyonce_i-think-there-are-rock-stars-within-ever_399520.jpg) > [I definitely think it exercises an interesting muscle, auditioning for bad parts and trying to figure out how to make it real.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/i-definitely-think-it-exercises-an-interesting-muscle-auditioning-for/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/anna-kendrick-3422_about_i-definitely-think-it-exercises-an-inter_824451.jpg) > [I'm attracted to things that are in direct opposition to something that I've just done. It's not like I'm trying to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/i-m-attracted-to-things-that-are-in-direct-opposition-to-something/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [Attracted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attracted/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99d/anna-kendrick-3422_attracted_i-m-attracted-to-things-that-are-in-dire_3012479.jpg) > [The thing is, my appearance – that’s never been my moneymaker. I’m fine being small. I’m fine being all the things I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/the-thing-is-my-appearance-that-s-never-been-my-moneymaker-i-m-fine/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [Appearance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appearance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29c/anna-kendrick-3422_appearance_the-thing-is-my-appearance-that-s-never_1830997.jpg) > [If I see a chapstick that I've never tried, I have to buy it. And then once that door's been opened, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/if-i-see-a-chapstick-that-i-ve-never-tried-i-have-to-buy-it-and-then/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [Chapstick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chapstick-29962/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/306/anna-kendrick-3422_chapstick_if-i-see-a-chapstick-that-i-ve-never-tri_977335.jpg) > [Voiceover excited me and terrified me. I thought I was going to be really bad at it. It was so freeing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/voiceover-excited-me-and-terrified-me-i-thought-i-was-going-to-be/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b00/anna-kendrick-3422_bad_voiceover-excited-me-and-terrified-me-i_2844822.jpg) > [There are times when I still feel like an actual toddler in a grown-up - well, semi-grown-up - body. But other times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/there-are-times-when-i-still-feel-like-an-actual-toddler-in-a-grown/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/anna-kendrick-3422_time_there-are-times-when-i-still-feel-like-a_1365984.jpg) > [After we shot the first 'Twilight,' we organized our own wrap party. We really didn't know what this was going to be.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/after-we-shot-the-first-twilight-we-organized-our-own-wrap-party-we/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [After](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/after/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/anna-kendrick-3422_after_after-we-shot-the-first-twilight-we-orga_2952460.jpg) > [I went for a run at five in the morning, I just waited for my roommate to text me. And then it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/i-went-for-a-run-at-five-in-the-morning-i-just-waited-for-my-roommate/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [Alone in the dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alone-in-the-dark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eca/anna-kendrick-3422_alone-in-the-dark_i-went-for-a-run-at-five-in-the-morning_1558289.jpg) > [I'm into 'The Walking Dead,' 'Shaun of the Dead,' obviously, and I've seen all the Romero movies. I am a classic zombie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-kendrick/i-m-into-the-walking-dead-shaun-of-the-dead-obviously-and-i-ve-seen/) [Anna Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b75/anna-kendrick-3422_cinema_i-m-into-the-walking-dead-shaun-of-the-d_500794.jpg) ## Anna Kendrick by topic [Thinking (25)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/anna-kendrick/) [People (22)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/anna-kendrick/) [Film (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/anna-kendrick/) [Time (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/anna-kendrick/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-kendrick/#itemlist", "name": "Anna Kendrick Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most frustrating things is when you read something that has so much potential, but there are other little red flags where you think, I don't know that I would see eye-to-eye with the people making this film. 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