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. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I love anybody who’s willing to stick to their own vision, their own voice, who’s not easily swayed by money or by financers who are going to tell them what they should do. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I can remember when ‘Pulp Fiction’ came out. I was, like, 10 years old. But I remember the impact that it had. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I’m a fan of films in general; I mean, I don’t think I’ve ever considered myself specifically a horror fan even though I do enjoy horror films, find them really entertaining. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I think for most actors, because we sort of have to tell ourselves this, we always say, ‘Oh, it doesn’t mean anything to win an Oscar!’ It certainly isn’t a goal that you want to set yourself up for, because then you’re just setting yourself up for disaster. Because how many people actually win an Oscar? – 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. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I think since I’m not particularly well-known as myself, it’s funny all the different perceptions people have of me. Like, if someone’s only seen me in ‘Death Proof,’ they think I’m sort of a ditzy girl who says stupid things and wears revealing outfits all the time. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I come from a pretty scientific family. My sister is a neurologist and my brother is an engineer. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I’ve always been a huge fan of ‘The Shining,’ and ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ is one of my favorite films of all time. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Sometimes, with directors, you have to take what they say and translate it in your head, into something that makes sense to you, because you’re speaking two different languages. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I have a lot of different traits to my personality, depending on who I’m around, and what the dynamic in the situation is. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I love playing characters that are strong, when there’s physicality involved. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I don’t have any premonitions. I don’t have any supernatural powers. I just have a typical woman’s intuition, and I go with that. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I don’t have phobias. I’m pretty laid back. Nothing really bothers me. I can handle things pretty well. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I always wanted to perform in some capacity since I was a kid – I was a ballerina, then a singer before acting. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Going forward, I would love to work with directors like Rian Johnson and Joss Whedon; people like that who are doing big films but do have really independent voices. That’s kind of what I want to focus on, is always working with people with at least an independent point of view, even if it’s not an independent film. – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
