91 Quotes by Rooney Mara

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

There’s only so many movies you can do. I start to get really self-loathing and sick of myself. And I think in order to act, you need to live a little bit to fill yourself with experience.

I’ve made some really good friends from movies, but a lot of the time it’s a very isolated experience that lives and dies during the production.

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.

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.

I wouldnt call acting a job – its a pleasure. I love getting to play different characters, getting to play dress up, and getting paid for it.

When you’re an actor on set, people treat you like a giant baby. They don’t let you do anything. Like, “Do you need any food? Do you need the bathroom?”

Beaches and romantic comedies are not my thing. I’m a workaholic.

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.