Mary Elizabeth Winstead

“But as an actor you do want to challenge yourself and step outside what you have done in the past and that what I like to do, I like to jump around and try different things and stretch myself.”

“Anytime I'm given scripts where I'm sort of the fantasy girl, it's hard for me because that's not real and I don't think it's a great thing to put out there consistently.”

“I think a lot of fans immediately go, 'ugggh' when they hear that someone is doing a prequel or a remake, they sort of assume the worst sometimes.”

“I love playing characters that are strong, when there's physicality involved.”

“I think, like a lot of actors and people in the arts who are struggling to get where they want to be, you spend a lot of time sitting around grumbling about how you're not doing the kind of work you really want to do. But there's a lot of complacency in that, too.”

“I can remember when 'Pulp Fiction' came out. I was, like, 10 years old. But I remember the impact that it had.”

“I acted in theater and I took film classes when I was 12 and just obsessed over it. I loved it and spent hours and hours in the film studio learning and watching.”

“I can't say I was much of a gamer growing up or that I am now, but I'm certainly part of that culture or it's part of, you know, the sort of time that I grew up in.”

“My first paying job was guest starring in 'Touched By An Angel' when I was 12. It was very exciting. I couldn't believe you got free food all day and people were so nice to you.”

“I've been performing since I came out of the womb. I've been dancing and singing since I was a toddler. Acting seemed like a natural progression from that.”

“I come from a pretty scientific family. My sister is a neurologist and my brother is an engineer.”

“I'm a really cautious person, so I don't let myself get into near-death experiences. I'm not into the idea of skydiving or anything.”

“I think when I was 12, when, like, 'Titanic' and 'Romeo + Juliet' came out, my friends and I made our own Leonardo DiCaprio fan club. I definitely had a thing for him.”

“I've always been a huge fan of 'The Shining,' and 'Rosemary's Baby' is one of my favorite films of all time.”

“Obviously, we're all going to die at some point. Whether or not we are fated to die in some way I think is debatable. I just don't know which side to debate.”

“I don't think people understand when you say you are making a micro-budget film that you are getting paid no money.”

“I do get starstruck working with Bruce because even though he is such a nice guy he's a real movie star. I grew up watching his movies it is just really hard to get used to just being around Bruce Willis. I mean, he's Bruce Willis!”

“Usually a lot of moviemaking is boring.”

“I don't have phobias. I'm pretty laid back. Nothing really bothers me. I can handle things pretty well.”

“I'm a huge Paul Thomas Anderson fan.”