139 Quotes by Mara Wilson

I didn’t want to be a former child actor for the rest of my life, although in some ways I suppose I am. I am going to be that.

But there is a place where people like me live and love while fretting constantly about their own mortality and the fate of the universe. I know who I am now: I am a New Yorker.

The celebrity aspect is nothing short of ridiculous, and auditioning is brutal and dehumanizing. Every time I see a pretty young girl on the subway reading sides for an audition, my only thought is, ‘Man, am I glad I’m not doing that anymore.’ I never feel nostalgia, just relief.

Film can be exciting, but more often, it’s tedious.

Feminism has been slandered as a way to give ugly women greater prominence in society. And, in a way, it is. Feminism is for ugly women. For beautiful women. For all women. Women of all colors, ages, and shapes. It’s about giving people an equal chance regardless of their gender. Judging them for what they do and not for what they are.

Depriving myself of joys is one of the great joys of my subconscious.

I spent a lot of time feeling scandalized, and I loved it. There is nothing more fun than being young and judgmental.

I had people in ‘Entertainment Weekly’ talking about how they wanted to throttle me because they thought I was too disgustingly cute, as if that were my fault, you know, as if that was my fault, not the fault of directors and producers and such.

The idea of living forever makes me uncomfortable, and at this point I’ve lived long enough and seen enough Twilight Zone episodes to know that there’s always a catch.