“The most frustrating things is when you read something that has so much potential, but there are other little red flags where you think, I don't know that I would see eye-to-eye with the people making this film. And that is the worst environment to enter, and absolutely not worth the risk.” PeopleThinkingKnowsLittlesEyeFilmEnvironmentRiskWorstRedFlagsFrustratingRed FlagsFrustrating Things Author:Anna Kendrick
“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.” ThinkingWayCharacterSidesAudienceBest Way Author:Anna Kendrick
“I feel love for people that I have loved, and I think that's so beautiful, and I think that's such an important lesson for children that people can have disagreements but it doesn't mean one is bad and one is good.” PeopleThinkingFeelsMeanChildrenImportantBeautifulLessonsDisagreementImportant Lessons Author:Anna Kendrick
“My mom was always a fan of just really elegant, sophisticated pieces. I mean we grew up in Maine, so we didn't have a lot of call for black tie or anything, but I think I definitely got that sensibility from her.” ThinkingMeanBlackPiecesFansGrewMomGrew UpMy MomTiesSophisticatedSensibilityElegantMaineBlack Tie Author:Anna Kendrick
“I like to think of myself less like 'an adult' and more like a 'former fetus.'” ThinkingAdultsFormerFetus Author:Anna Kendrick
“It's cute how I used to think this 'barely holding it together' feeling was temporary.” ThinkingFeelingsTogetherUsedCuteTemporary Author:Anna Kendrick
“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.” PeopleThinkingNeedsSometimesHouseSpeak Author:Anna Kendrick
“To not be self-conscious of your appearance is huge, and something that I desperately hope to carry into film at some point in my useless life - to not be thinking, "My ear looks weird from this angle, why is the camera over there?"” ThinkingLooksSelfFilmHugeConsciousEarsCamerasAppearanceUselessAngleSelf ConsciousUseless Life Author:Anna Kendrick
“I remember hearing once that good girls don't get caught. I think that's sort of a lot of what my teen years were like.” ThinkingYearsRememberGirlCaughtHearingGood Girl Author:Anna Kendrick
“'Rocket Science' is really where I fell in love with filmmaking, I think 'Camp' was incredible, but it was so bizarre, and I was trying to find my footing in this world where you don't have an audience for immediate validation.” ThinkingWorldTryingActorsAudienceThis WorldIncrediblesMovieCampsFilmmakingBizarreRocketsValidationRocket Science Author:Anna Kendrick
“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.” PeopleThinkingFeelsFirstsStillsSeemsFilmActorsCoupleTendenciesLimitationMovieFilmmakingResentful Author:Anna Kendrick
“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.” ThinkingWantNeedsI CanActorsCan DoCamerasMovieFilmmaking Author:Anna Kendrick
“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.” PeopleThinkingMenBelieveGamesI BelieveStuffDoorsComfortInstinctDinnerChessOpeningThese DaysGentlemanBuyingGood ManChess GameOpening Doors Author:Anna Kendrick
“I rarely get recognised. It's always a shock when someone notices me. I always think they must be confusing me with someone else.” ThinkingShockConfusingNotice Me Author:Anna Kendrick
“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.” ThinkingBelieveKindMomentsSpiritRoomsHeardMy FriendsDon't BelieveConvinceCreeps Author:Anna Kendrick
“You can relax more when you're playing a silly character than when you're playing a really rigid character. But to be fair, I think George Clooney is a bigger teenager than any of the 'Twilight' cast. He's the guy throwing a football at your head and then hiding around the corner, pretending it wasn't him!” ThinkingCharacterGuyFootballFairsBiggerCastsCornersSillyTeenagerRelaxHidingPretendingThrowingTwilightAround The Corner Author:Anna Kendrick
“I think a good script is a rare thing, and I think no matter who you are you have to fight for the good ones.” ThinkingMatterFightingWho You AreScriptsRare Things Author:Anna Kendrick
“I'm a big fan of '30 Rock,' which I think is the most genius show on television.” ThinkingShowsBigsFansRocksTelevisionGenius Author:Anna Kendrick
“I guess as long as people think of me for different ages, I'll trust their opinion. I remember noticing one year that Michelle Monaghan played 34 and 19, so I've kind of clung to that as my justification that I can be Jake Gyllenhaal's wife and a freshman in college in the same year.” PeopleThinkingYearsKindLongI CanDifferentAgeRememberOpinionWifeCollegeJustificationNoticingThink Of MeFreshmanJakeDifferent Ages Author:Anna Kendrick
“I think my iTunes is a kind of strange and embarrassing mix of show tunes and artists that I have no perception of whether or not they're huge or not, you know? I'm the kind of person who doesn't realize that The Arcade Fire is a big deal, but then I expect everybody to know Cocoon, and people tend to not know Cocoon.” PeopleThinkingKnowsKindPersonsShowsBigsArtistRealizingDealsFireStrangeHugePerceptionTunesEmbarrassingBig DealCocoonsItunesArcadesShow TunesArcade Fire Author:Anna Kendrick
“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.” PeopleThinkingWorldStarsRocksTheaterMusicalVersionsObsessedRock StarBeyonceMusical TheaterSubculture Author:Anna Kendrick
“I'm constantly playing this game in my head where I'm thinking, 'Can this quote be pared down and misinterpreted?' It doesn't matter what outlet I'm talking to and how comprehensive the interview is, because I have to think in terms of, 'Right, but 'People' magazine could just take this one quote and take it out of context.'” PeopleThinkingMatterGamesTermTalkingDown AndMagazinesInterviewsOutletsComprehensiveOf ContextMisinterpreted Author:Anna Kendrick
“My parents were really, really cool about supporting what I wanted to do at a really young age. I think I was about 10 when I caught the bug. They would drive me down to New York if there were auditions. When I was 12, I did this show on Broadway called 'High Society,' so we moved to New York for the run of that.” IfsThinkingShowsRunningAgeWantedYoungParentNew YorkMovedCaughtAuditionsBroadwayBugsYoung AgeReally Cool Author:Anna Kendrick
“The most common thing that I get is, ‘Am I the only one who doesn’t think that Anna Kendrick is pretty? And youre like, ‘No, you’re not the only one. Arguably, all of the boys in my high school agree with you.’” ThinkingSchoolCommonBoysHigh SchoolAgreeAnnaCommon Things Author:Anna Kendrick
“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.” ThinkingMindReasonSuccessfulCrazyLuckyCrossesHotCrisis Author:Anna Kendrick
“I’ve never felt like I’ve exactly traded on my looks. When I was a teenager, I was an ultra-late bloomer, and my mom would say it was a blessing, because it means you never have to wonder if guys are only interested in you because you’ve got boobs. I would have been thrilled if guys were interested in me because of my boobs! 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.” IfsThinkingMindLooksMeanHas BeensReasonGuyFeltWonderSuccessfulCrazyMomBlessingLuckyLateCrossesHotCrisisMy MomTeenagerUltras Author:Anna Kendrick
