A biography for Madeline Brewerhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm a horror fan in general.”
“I do think everybody pays their dues in Gilead, whether you're the most high-up commander or not. Everybody has to face the consequences of their actions.”
“I like the exactness of baking. I'm not someone who's like, 'I'll just throw a bunch of stuff together. This is gonna taste delicious.' I am a rule follower: I really like the measuring. It's completely tedious, but I love that. It's calming. And I am a total sweetaholic.”
“I look for roles that are a good story for me as an actress and what I think will grow me as an actress and person. I also just really enjoy working with people who are passionate about what they do.”
“I listen to everything: The Pixies, The Beatles, The Avett Brothers.”
“'The Handmaid's Tale' breaks my heart. It's a show based on the book written in the '80s by Margaret Atwood - who is a spectacular talent. That book is a work of art.”
“My faith falters at times. But I have a very, very strong faith in work ethic, for lack of a better way of putting it.”
“There's so many times when you see into the lives of these women in Gilead, and it's just unbearable. It's a fate that's just, I don't even know how to say it. I don't have words.”
“The best thing about my job is meeting people who are able to express their creativity in a way that suits them and gives them purpose.”
“When it comes to fashion, I never wear makeup and always stick to black clothing.”
“It was a really interesting thing to explore, the strength it takes for someone to stay when they truly do not want to be on this Earth anymore.”
“I try to take my emotional pulse more now, to recognize when I need to go scream and cry for 20 minutes and then come back to center. Allowing yourself that time, it's a gift.”
“I did my first play when I was 7.”
“A mirror reflects what you see, and a black mirror shows the dark side of it.”
“When I went to New York, I was exposed to things I definitely wasn't exposed to in South Jersey and Pitman.”
“I grew up doing musical theater. I went to a school for musical theater, so that was always what I wanted to do growing up.”
“Whether people agree with you or not, take an active role in what happens in your life.”
“I had an amazing French teacher in high school - it was the one class that I enjoyed. And I studied opera for 11 years, so I did a lot of singing in French.”
“I studied Shakespeare at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, and 'Orange' was my first audition ever for TV or film.”
“When you read a book by its cover, you see one thing, and then you find out so much more about them as a human.”