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Gayle Rankin

(1989) Actor

21 quotes in 100 categories

Gayle Rankin is an actor.

Quick Facts About Gayle Rankin

Born: August 1, 1989
Profession: Actor

About Gayle Rankin

[Wikidata] Scottish actress... | [Wikipedia] Gayle Rankin is a Scottish actress. She is known for her role as Sheila in the Netflix series GLOW (2017–2019). She also played Emily Dodson in the HBO series Perry Mason (2020). Her films include The Greatest Showman (2017), Her Smell (2018), Blow the Man Down, and The Climb.

Quotes by Gayle Rankin

I would ask my mum to feed my dolls and make sure they were tucked in when I went to school.

Ask

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When I've known something is right, the actual doing of it is not scary. It's like being onstage or performing. After it…

Being

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If you put me in a box, I'm a character actor. The thing that keeps popping up for me - it sounds…

Actor

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I always get compared to looking like a silent movie star - though I don't know if that's a compliment, honestly.

Always

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I had a ridiculously idyllic childhood. I think back and am like, 'Wow. I was so naive, in the best way.'

Best

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'Calamity Jane' inspired me to be a performer. I still want to be her.

Calamity

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I went to school at Juilliard, and most of our training there is the classics, and as much as I thrive in…

Fitness

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I was never interested in 'making up' games when I was little. I wanted to create something real.

Create

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I didn't think I was right for 'Cabaret'.

Cabaret

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I could legitimately put someone in a headlock, for sure.

Could

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I can swing widely in both directions of helpful or not.

Both

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I spent the first 16 years of my life in Scotland. My whole family is there. It's in my blood and informs…

Blood

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I was a really girly girl when I was younger. I only wore pink until I was at least 12. Think of…

Bad

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All of my characters, I feel, have some essence of who I am in them.

Character

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There's a misconception about wrestling, that it's really fake, but it's real, and you can really get hurt, even though a lot…

Even

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Naivete is the real reason I applied to Juilliard. I wanted to study drama and not musical theater because I have a…

Drama

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I fell in love with it after going there on holiday when I was 16: we went on one of those red…

Go

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I just feel lucky to have had my training at Juilliard. Even though it is a 'classical' training programme, they also prepare…

Acting

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I've always wanted to perform and act my whole life and to understand people more, so that's the only reason I've got…

Life

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There is magic in Scotland. It's country with a lot of pride and bravery. I feel lucky to have been born into…

Born

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I sometimes get starstruck when I meet people who I didn't necessarily know what they look like, like directors or DPs, if…

Huge fan

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