Rooney Mara quotes

Rooney Mara is an American actress acclaimed for her versatile roles in film and television. She gained widespread recognition for her performances in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Carol." She continues to impress audiences with her compelling characters and dedication to her craft. Here are 13 of her quotes:

There's a certain way people are used to seeing nude women, and that's in a submissive, coy pose, not looking at the camera. And in this poster, I'm looking dead into the camera with no expression on my face. I think it freaks a lot of people out. (Rooney Mara)

I can understand wanting to be invisible and mistrusting people and wanting to understand everything before you engage with the world.

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I am very slow to warm. I've always been sort of a loner. I didn't play team sports. I am better one-on-one than in big groups.

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Just because the character listens to an iPod and wears black nail polish, she's goth. That was just a misused word.

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I looked on YouTube for sleep deprivation and there were videos of people experimenting with staying awake for a while. You saw all the different stages.

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As a 12-year-old, I think everything seems scary.

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I always wanted to be an actor, but I was always fighting it. It never seemed that honorable to me, and I guess I was always afraid that I might fail.

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If there is one thing about my family that I do identify with, it is that everyone is extremely hardworking. Also, the people whom I grew up with all did things they really loved. And I think that's an important lesson.

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My sister started acting professionally when she was twelve, but I wanted to go to college first.

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I grew up in a little cul-de-sac in the suburbs and went to public school. I went to Costco on the weekends.

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There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn't up for the challenge. (Rooney Mara)

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 been like that since I was 3 years old.

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I've been trying to really live in the moment because I will never get this part of it back. As soon as the movie comes out, everyone will turn it into what they believe it is, so I've really been trying to appreciate every minute of now. Because I know what's coming.

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: April 17, 1985
Quotes count: 13

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