120 Quotes by Emmy Rossum

A lot of people would wear anger, depression or aggravation as their first layer, and they don’t. They very much understand what’s really important in life.

I love music. I’d love to go on Broadway and do a musical there. I just like to kind of go with whatever’s inspiring at the moment, and kind of follow that as far as I can.

When I was in school, I got there on the first day and everyone had long, blonde, straight hair, and I had short, dark, curly hair. I immediately felt I didn’t fit in and started growing my hair. But I’ve learned that I’m only happy when I am truly me and feel comfortable and confident in myself.

I’ve always loved the fashion of the ’30s and everything that came with the Art Deco era – the jewelry and the glamour.

As an actor, and especially as a young woman, there’s so much pressure to look good all the time and it really detracts from what our job really is about, which is portraying a different person.

I’m a very rational person but I pray every day.

I’ve never had siblings, I didn’t grow up in a big family; it was just me and my single mom. And hectic family dysfunction was actually something that I craved.

When I read the scripts, I’m always so excited to see what’s going to happen because it’s unpredictable.

I had classical training but I don’t consider myself an opera singer though.