Top 30 Haley Bennett Quotes

I didn’t have a long-term plan or goal. If there would have been a road map showing me the way to my dreams becoming reality, I might have given it a second thought.

Being nomadic isn’t sustainable forever. I’ve gotten to be really good at it.

Doing ‘Magnificent Seven’ was a no-brainer.

All I came to Los Angeles with was a dream. No one from my family ever left Ohio.

I don’t know that I’ll ever get to make my ideal film, because Frank Capra is dead.

I lived somewhat of a nomadic life, even when I lived in Ohio. We spent time in rural areas, in suburban areas, never really city areas. We rode four-wheelers. We had pigs and ferrets. And creeks. We had a creek in my backyard. It was like ‘Huckleberry Finn.’

I learned how to shoot when I was pretty little.

I tried to play sports, which was a disaster and probably one of the reasons I ended up being an actress.

I like the idea of having a superordinary life.

My siblings were pretty far apart in age, so I sort of grew up as an only child.

I have a thousands wants; it’s hard to really hone in on just a few.

I get recognized all the time, but not as Haley Bennett.

I think to try to understand human behavior and why people do what they do, and what in their lives have shaped them and impacted them to be who they are, it’s something. I mean, that’s my entire life.

I think the more experience I have working on films, the more I can shed that character rather than carrying around that heavy weight.

My dad would take me deer hunting with him, which was pretty traumatic – ‘Bambi’ was one of my favorite movies.

I always wanted to do things on my own terms, and unfortunately in this industry, that’s not something that is easily given. You’re at the mercy of other people, but then you still have that drive to continue on. That’s an equation for a lot of heartbreak.

My mom was an artist, and she had this amazing ability to transform everything into something beautiful.

There’s not a formula that I’m following; it’s just how I feel at the time. For instance, I did a very experimental film called ‘Hardcore Henry,’ and that was simply because I thought the filmmaker was very interesting and a risk taker. A film like that had never been made before, so I chose to do that at the time.

I think it’s important to surrender to situations that take you out of your comfort zone.

I have a tendency to lean towards a more retro look.

I’m pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.

I shot ‘Girl’ about three weeks after I finished ‘The Magnificent Seven.’

I want to have a long career.

I prefer clean silhouettes that are almost utilitarian, but I’m not afraid to take risks on the red carpet, either.

I was obsessed with clowns. My dad had to get rid of them. I thought there were clowns under my bed for years.

I never imagined what it would be like to spend a 12-hour day crying and covered in blood.

For any actor – not just talking about myself – but if you’ve been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there’s going to be different choices you’re going to make.

When I’m out the street, I get people whispering behind me, ‘Isn’t that Jennifer Lawrence?’ I should start doing autographs – although if you stood us side by side, you wouldn’t make that mistake.

I think it’s very refreshing to see women in cinema having strength and their own independent storyline.

I was so terrified before an audience that I would break out in these ugly red hives, and my lips would quiver at the sight of a word or a song.