Quotes by Rebecca Hall

There's always going to be a separate version of you that people will create, and you have no control over it.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

— Rebecca Hall

Love

I always look for contradiction in a character.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

One of the great things about the 'Iron Man' franchise is that they employ fascinating actors who don't necessarily do action movies. Before 'Iron Man' you didn't associate Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow with those kinds of films. There's an emphasis on repartee and wit.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

There are people all over the world who like to write fan letters in the voice of their pet: 'Hello, my name is Fifi and I'm a labrador and I think you're great. Paw paw!'

— Rebecca Hall

Life

If you act scared, your body produces adrenaline.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be an actor. It has just always been an inevitability on some level.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I think acting can be very frustrating, and there's no experience that doesn't make you a better actor.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I've played an awful lot of repressed people.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I used to have the most visceral response to having my photo taken. I felt like instantly bursting into tears and running out of the room. I hated all the attention, which is such a stupid thing for an actor to say.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

If pressed, I would say I feel British. It's where I grew up and where I choose to live, the culture that I love, but I feel perfectly at home in America, I don't feel like a tourist or anything.

— Rebecca Hall

Love

As a child I loved ghost stories.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I've always had horrible Valentine's Days.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I don't like talking about myself, if I'm honest.

— Rebecca Hall

Truth

I don't think that theater is the higher medium, that it's better than film.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I was a really pretentious teenager.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I was the kid that grew up watching Bette Davis films.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I'm not consciously avoiding doing a lot of period drama, but I don't really seek it out either.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I'm very nerdy about my music, and I like interrogating people about what they put on playlists.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

I've never been desperate to please my father.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

It sounds trite, but I like telling stories.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

Lentil dhal is the only thing I can cook.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom

My childhood was very colourful, and I am very good friends with both my parents. We have no secrets.

— Rebecca Hall

Friendship

My mum's American. She's from Detroit.

— Rebecca Hall

Wisdom