135 Quotes by Mary Elizabeth Winstead

I was that overachieving, annoying kid who was always trying to win some contest or win the role. I look back on it now and I'm like, "Chill, man." Calm down.

I realized that the people weren't just characters but they were people and they were getting to do something that was so fun and I wanted to be a part of it.

I grew up in a big movie house, we watched movies all the time, so I had an awareness at a very young age that that was a job that you could have.

I was always a performing arts kid in general - but I felt like my ultimate goal was to be an actress and be in films.

I found my way into the indie world a bit late in my career, but it was something that I was really passionate about doing.

My first movie was a movie that had a bunch of people dying in it - the typical popcorn movie. That's where I got my start.

I was kind of embarrassed by some of the films I had done. I was like, "Oh, they're going to think I don't have street cred."

There are obviously people who want to be very niche, but I think for the most part everybody is trying to reach a larger audience.

You're literally sized up with measuring tape as a 13- or 14-year-old girl. I wanted to opt out of that experience.