Quotes by Rebecca Hall

About Rebecca Hall:

Rebecca Maria Hall is a British-American actress. In 2003, she won the Ian Charleson Award for her debut stage performance in a production of Mrs. Warren's Profession. She has appeared in the films The Prestige, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe), The Town, Frost/Nixon, Iron Man 3, Transcendence, and The Gift.
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I think for a long time it seemed like working in an art form and being a feminist meant portraying women in a perfect, angelic light. And there's nothing feminist about that.

Rebecca Hall

I always look for contradiction in a character.

Rebecca Hall

As a child I loved ghost stories.

Rebecca Hall

Lentil dhal is the only thing I can cook.

Rebecca Hall

I quite enjoy cooking but I'm not consistent. I can't follow the recipe book. If something goes well, I'll never make it again, which is completely stupid. It's a one-shot kind of deal.

Rebecca Hall

If you act scared, your body produces adrenaline.

Rebecca Hall

I would say that maybe directors who act as well are easier with actors. I'm not saying that all directors have this, but sometimes you'll come across a director who sort of looks at an actor a bit like a kind of untrained horse that's been let out o...

Rebecca Hall

I was the kid that grew up watching Bette Davis films.

Rebecca Hall

I'm not consciously avoiding doing a lot of period drama, but I don't really seek it out either.

Rebecca Hall

I used to have the most visceral response to having my photo taken. I felt like instantly bursting into tears and running out of the room. I hated all the attention, which is such a stupid thing for an actor to say.

Rebecca Hall

When I was 22, I thought I couldn't wear heels because of my height.

Rebecca Hall

It sounds trite, but I like telling stories.

Rebecca Hall

I don't think that theater is the higher medium, that it's better than film.

Rebecca Hall

My mum's American. She's from Detroit.

Rebecca Hall

I don't like talking about myself, if I'm honest.

Rebecca Hall

I've always had horrible Valentine's Days.

Rebecca Hall

'Twin Peaks' is my favorite American TV show.

Rebecca Hall

I read everything. I've always got a book on the go and I'm really nerdy about it, I get through books and don't remember anything about them afterwards. But I read all sorts, from classic to contemporary.

Rebecca Hall

I was a really pretentious teenager.

Rebecca Hall

There's always going to be a separate version of you that people will create, and you have no control over it.

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Author Bio

  • NameRebecca Hall
  • Descriptionactress from England
  • BornMay 19, 1982
  • CountryEngland
  • ProfessionActor