Daniel Day-Lewis - he's a man, obviously, but I really admire his work. — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
Beaches and romantic comedies are not my thing. I'm a workaholic. — Rooney Mara Beach Copy Share Image
It never seemed that honorable to me, and I guess I was always afraid that I might fail. — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
In order to have understanding, you need forgiveness, compassion, and empathy. — Rooney Mara Compassion Copy Share Image
There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn't up for the challenge — Rooney Mara Challenge Copy Share Image
Now I literally roll out of bed and put on whatever is there. I have really enjoyed being a boy this last… — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
When you're an actor on set, people treat you like a giant baby. They don't let you do anything. Like, "Do you… — Rooney Mara Actor Copy Share Image
How do we get to equality? I don't think it comes from fear. I think it comes from understanding. — Rooney Mara Equality Copy Share Image
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 Costco Copy Share Image
I like being alone. I need a lot of alone time as a human. And especially on a movie set when you're… — Rooney Mara Alone Copy Share Image
I wouldnt call acting a job - its a pleasure. I love getting to play different characters, getting to play dress up,… — Rooney Mara Acting Copy Share Image
Just because the character listens to an iPod and wears black nail polish, she's goth. That was just a misused word — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
On stage, there are hundreds of people watching you. It's so much energy directed at you. I pick up energy really easily.… — Rooney Mara Attention Copy Share Image
If the character should be nude in the scene and it makes sense and I trust the person making the film then… — Rooney Mara Ashamed Copy Share Image
When I was at college, my nickname was Keds, because I wore Keds. I guess it wasn't really a nickname, because nicknames… — Rooney Mara College Copy Share Image
I feel like I've been guarded since I was about three years old. I don't know why. I come from such a… — Rooney Mara Christmas Copy Share Image
I guess I don't really measure myself by what others think. So even though I have gotten to work with some amazing… — Rooney Mara Amazing Copy Share Image
I pierced one nipple. Not both. Just one. She has it in the books and I wanted to get as many of… — Rooney Mara Book Copy Share Image
On 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' I spent two or three months learning how to ride a motorcycle. I wasn't really riding… — Rooney Mara Girl Copy Share Image
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… — Rooney Mara Dating Copy Share Image
Nightmare on Elm Street' was a really hard movie to make, and I didn't love the experience, but I would never take… — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
I was a pretty dark person to begin with. I have always been more drawn to darkness — Rooney Mara Dark Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be an actor, but I was always fighting it. It never seemed that honorable to me, and I… — Rooney Mara Actor Copy Share Image
I'm not at all funny. I can do dark comedy pretty well, but straight-up comedy, I don't know. I'm much darker. I've… — Rooney Mara Comedy Copy Share Image
I didn't even have pierced ears. They put four holes in each ear, and, weirdly, that hurt the most. — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
I've done jobs where I thought, 'I don't want to be that kind of actor; I don't want to work on something… — Rooney Mara Actor Copy Share Image
Because I'm highly empathetic, it's easy for me to put myself in the character's shoes. It's, you know, finding the truth of… — Rooney Mara Character Copy Share Image
I've made some really good friends from movies, but a lot of the time it's a very isolated experience that lives and… — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
I love to read. I'm still pen pals with my ninth-grade English teacher, Mr. Shanley. He tells me what books to read. — Rooney Mara Book Copy Share Image
I don't know what I'm searching for. I haven't found it. I don't have a job, and I don't have anything lined… — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
I can understand wanting to be invisible and mistrusting people and wanting to understand everything before you engage with the world — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
