It's never a done deal until it's a done deal.
Alexandra Daddario
I'm pretty consistently fit because I think it's an important part of my work, but I will ramp it up just because I have been enjoying myself a little bit too much.
I'm a combination between extreme insecurity and extreme confidence.
Charlize Theron is perfect. She holds herself with so much poise and grace. I don't know if she looks so good because she has the best body or because she has the confidence to feel comfortable in what she's wearing.
I think I've learned not to take everything so seriously and just try to focus on the work the most.
For my first acting gig, I was a hand model for a Barbie commercial that was only going to air in Asia. And I was constantly trying to get my face in the shot.
I love to travel, and I think being whisked away somewhere for a vacation is a pretty amazing date. But, I'm really into the basic movie and dinner. It's not where you are but who you're with that really matters.
'True Detective' did change my career.
When you're with another actor who's also been through five hours of prosthetic makeup, and you're eating another person's neck, and fake blood is being spurted out at you for two minutes, it's incredibly fun, and you're in character for that time. You can't really believe that that's your job.
I don't call him 'The Rock' to his face.
You do run and scream and cry and work yourself up into hysterics, and then you get back to the hotel at the end of the day, and you feel really off and really strange. And that's because rationally, even though you know everything is OK, you have put yourself through this traumatizing experience, and your body is still going.
If you had told me ten years ago that I would be able to go and make out with Will Forte one day and then Woody Harrelson the next, it would have blown my mind.
My mom is a big scaredy cat, and I inherited that from her.
When I was 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, I had so many people I looked up to and was so inspired by all these different people. It's cool to be in that position.
There is nothing better than a really cool mystery: you don't know what's going to happen, so you keep turning those pages or watching that series.
I'm a big believer in sort of sense memory, like using something that you've experienced in order to put yourself in the position that the character is in.
You take some creative license when you make a movie, and things can be a little bit different.
I watched 'Alien,' and I watched 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' the Swedish version. I watched the original 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' and I watched the Jessica Biel version and watched Jessica's performance.
I took Meisner for a long time. I use a lot of sense memory and, well, I wouldn't say Method, but I can't really avoid getting into character.
Growing up, when I was younger, I didn't feel all that tough or smart or strong. As I got older, I was able to discover my own strength.
I love 'House of Cards.' I would watch Kevin Spacey read the phone book.
It's odd seeing yourself on screen at all.
I'm not afraid of falling and getting up the next day with a few bumps and bruises.
My grandfather was a politician and lived in Washington, D.C., so as a kid, I used to go to D.C. every other weekend.
I love stories about people that, whatever situation they're in, you can relate to them in a way.
I always wanted to be a blonde, and it was really cool to do that for a while.
I'm really easily affected by horror films. I have pretty strong reactions to them.
Not to get too deep, but I think one of the reasons we embrace superheroes and this world is that these are just normal people that have incredible powers that are relatable in some ways - in that we don't have great super powers, but there's strength within us that we can utilize in our lives. Ultimately, they're just normal people with problems.
I've been pretty lucky. Every single thing I've done has meant so much to me and has been like a stepping stone to something different.
For some reason, I find jogging incredibly boring, but yoga is the only thing I've been able to consistently do over the years. I think it's because it also is sort of a mental exercise and calms you and refocuses you. So I find that that's great, and sometimes someone will drag me to a spin class or on a hike.
I never know what's going to happen or what opportunities are going to be given to me. I've found with the opportunities that I've been given have made it possible for me to explore different characters and exciting stories.
When I first got here, I thought L.A. sucked. I hated it. I had this pretentious Manhattan thing. But now I've made such a life here, and I'm so happy here. They're just really different places. I can't really compare them because there's great things about both of them.
Finding a stylist is a little like finding a date; you have to find who is right for you.
For whatever reason, I am just very attracted to mystery stories, solving mysteries. I was a huge fan of 'The Jinx.' That's such a satisfying show because it's all... I don't want to give it away to anybody, but it's really amazing.
Going to the darkest place you can to make yourself really upset and adding that with the physicality and running around, you can work yourself into hysteria that way.
It's really amazing when you discover how strong you actually are and what you really can accomplish.
I'm a believer in challenging myself and overcoming challenges by doing things I've never done before.
My mom used to model when she was younger, before she went to law school, and I think she thought it was pretty cool. I think my parents saw that acting ultimately made me happy, even though it was a rough ride for a little bit.
I went to an all-girls school for part of high school, and the idea of boys was amazing to me; like, all I ever wanted to do was kiss boys and be around boys.
That's a very scary thing to think about, being trapped in a coffin.
When I was first starting out as a kid, I tried to pad my resume with everything I had ever done - ice-skate, carry a tune. I can't dance for my life, but I can learn, so I'll tell people I can dance. I play the piano - I'm a really good pianist, actually.
I love my rabbit, my family rabbit.
Any time you do a movie, there are going to be war wounds that you end up getting.
I'm a huge fan of Steve Martin. He's hilarious, but he has this depth to him and this way of dealing with the difficult things in life with a sense of humor that I think has helped me as an actress.
'Gremlins' is one of those eternal movies that stands the test of time and that everyone loves and knows.
I'm not a great student, so I don't know that I would have been a great detective. Part of my brain sort of works that way, like wanting to figure out puzzles and figure out what happened and why people do the things they do and who they are and how it happened.
I really like Rag & Bone because they make simple pieces that last.
I got a dog. I take him on hikes, and I go to yoga all the time and drink green juice - very cliche actress.
I'd love to do a period piece.
I feel like it's very important to connect with the people who are passionate about what I'm doing.
