Quote

It's a lot easier to act when the writing is good. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to figure out 'Well, why did I say this next?'

Anna Kendrick

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Anna Kendrick
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: August 9
Actress
Autobiographer
Film Actor
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Portland
Oregon
Anna Cooke Kendrick
Nothing
Writing
Frustrating
Trying
Figure
Good
Figures
Easier
Next
Wells
Well

More quotes by Anna Kendrick

Image
I feel like I'm still learning a lot. I think there's a tendency for people who are just doing their first couple of films that I see now where they seem to be really resentful of the technical limitations that come along with filmmaking.
Anna Kendrick
Image
Sometimes the best part of my day is imagining what I'm gonna eat when I get off work.
Anna Kendrick
Image
You can't tell an audience to like a character. And I think the best way to get the audience on someone's side is to embarrass them.
Anna Kendrick
Image
I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days.
Anna Kendrick
Image
I like figuring out where I need to be mentally so that I'm not thinking about the camera and that it's second nature. I want to get to a place where I can exist within the confines of what you can do with filmmaking and not have to think about it.
Anna Kendrick
Image
There's always moments where you creep yourself out, and you think you heard something and you convince yourself that some spirit is in the room with you, but truly, I don't believe in any of that kind of thing. A lot of my friends really do.
Anna Kendrick
Image
My parents got married late and they had kids late, so I never felt a social or cultural thing to be married or pregnant or a homeowner by a certain age.
Anna Kendrick
Image
I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.
Anna Kendrick
Image
One of the surprises of being a grown-up is embracing the fact that you see your friends when you are both available. It's not like you hang out all the time.... It's just the reality.
Anna Kendrick
Image
An actor should always let humility outweigh ambition.
Anna Kendrick
Image
I'm a pretty big dork. It's crazy. I'm one of those people who grew up with all kinds of musicals, but I was right at that age where 'Rent' was a big deal for me and for my friends.
Anna Kendrick
Image
I think there are rock stars within every subgenre, and for people who are obsessed with musical theater Sutton Foster and Audra MacDonald are like Beyonce to them. I'm sure the a cappella world has their own version of that, and that exists in every geeky subculture.
Anna Kendrick
Image
Similarly, I think I'm lucky that I've never had a crisis about whether the only reason I'm successful is because I'm crazy hot. It's not something that crosses my mind.
Anna Kendrick
Image
I like to think of myself less like 'an adult' and more like a 'former fetus.'
Anna Kendrick
Image
I'm into 'The Walking Dead,' 'Shaun of the Dead,' obviously, and I've seen all the Romero movies. I am a classic zombie queen. And I love the White Walkers on 'Game of Thrones.' Weirdly, it wasn't until pretty late in life that I found my entry point into horror films.
Anna Kendrick
Image
I feel like if it's not scaring you, you're doing it wrong.
Anna Kendrick
Image
Humility was an important part of the way I grew up. And I found that to be less common when I moved to California. That's not to say humble people don't exist there, but ambition seems really important.
Anna Kendrick
Image
Sometimes I think, I need to think before I speak. And then other times I think, I shouldn't leave the house or interact with people ever.
Anna Kendrick
Image
I fall in love with characters when they're out of their element or are uncomfortable and you really feel for them in a knee-jerk sympathetic way.
Anna Kendrick
Image
The consummate gentleman on the planet today is George Clooney, who never fails to go the extra mile for people. Every person matters to George.
Anna Kendrick