Top 25 Betty Gabriel Quotes

If and when I do get recognized, it’s because of ‘Get Out.’

I met Angela Bassett during the awards circuit. I was actually surprised at how moved I was to meet her in person. I was moved to tears. I find that feeling, it’s happened occasionally, and I never know who it’ll be with.

I’m humble, because I live quite humbly.

I’m not making millions here, and because I’m a Capricorn I save up. You have to save for winter.

Genre is great and I love sci-fi.

I think there is a lot of technology that is finding its way into our storytelling – it’s pretty unavoidable.

My personal closet has mostly vintage and thrift store finds because I like to recycle in many ways.

I think people let their guards down when they think that they’re not being intimidated or they’re not being threatened.

I remember seeing ‘The Babadook’ and I thought that was such a wonderfully dramatic story but told with these horrifying elements, and that’s incredible. It did give me nightmares but I was glad that I watched it.

I definitely get my sleep.

We are a very polarised country.

As an actor, it was great to work with Harry Lloyd because he’s wicked smart, and he is very kind.

It’s always good to be able to identify with the characters that you’re watching and not just easily put them in the bad box or the good box. They’re real people that you care about, and you invest in their journey.

Predominantly I’ve worked with Blumhouse, and they’ve been really great to me. We are extremely grateful for employment. But maybe my dark soul attracts these darker, horrifying stories. But I don’t particularly close myself off to any employment – any stories, I should say.

I truly hope that we can evolve with technology, and use it for the benefit of all mankind, but history might suggest otherwise.

Yes, people can crack under pressure, but I think people can also let things slip out when they’re comfortable.

Westworld’ was its own treat and its own enigma. It was a great experience, but I definitely was not privy to a lot of things on that show.

There’s just always going to be both positives and negatives to any evolution that we’re a part of. And there’s really no stopping the evolution of technology. There has been more and more integration in our daily lives, so we become more and more dependent on it.

I like to be very physical: Any sort of fight sequence is a dream to me.

Theater actually took time to pique my interest. It just wasn’t a part of my upbringing. I don’t have anyone in the arts in my family. I wasn’t brought up particularly cultured. It was always TV and film for me.

I don’t love horror, I respect it as a genre.

Often times I don’t watch the Oscars because I say this isn’t for me.

I would love to play, perhaps not exactly Mimi in ‘Rent,’ but someone like her. Perhaps not on Broadway, but I think I feel like a musical is in my future. I sing, although I’m not Whitney Houston up in here. I’m a little bit shy about my singing, but I did it in school at Juilliard.

I’d love to see a woman host the Oscars.

My dad was an army cook, so I sort of come from that. But, working on ‘Westworld,’ a lot of the guys who I’m rolling up in there with, they’re actually ex-military people.