Top 60 Quotes & Sayings by Haley Bennett

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Haley Bennett.
Last updated on December 3, 2024.
Haley Bennett

Haley Loraine Keeling, known professionally as Haley Bennett, is an American actress. She made her film debut in the romantic comedy Music and Lyrics (2007) and has since appeared in films such as The Equalizer (2014), The Magnificent Seven (2016), Hillbilly Elegy (2020), and Cyrano (2021) as Roxanne.

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.
I have a thousands wants; it's hard to really hone in on just a few.
I think the more experience I have working on films, the more I can shed that character rather than carrying around that heavy weight. — © Haley Bennett
I think the more experience I have working on films, the more I can shed that character rather than carrying around that heavy weight.
You can't sit here and try to predict what kind of character I'm going to be drawn to next. At the time when I read 'The Girl on the Train,' it wasn't like I was, 'Ooh, I want to play a hot mess next.'
Being nomadic isn't sustainable forever. I've gotten to be really good at it.
My dad was a single father, and he was a hunter.
Before 'Music and Lyrics,' I was just doing high school plays and singing in my church choir and my school choir.
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 like the idea of having a superordinary life.
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.
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.
Movies are really hard to make. You put a lot of work into them, and you want people to see them.
I prefer clean silhouettes that are almost utilitarian, but I'm not afraid to take risks on the red carpet, either. — © Haley Bennett
I prefer clean silhouettes that are almost utilitarian, but I'm not afraid to take risks on the red carpet, either.
I want to have a long career.
I'm very happy with the choices I've been making and the people I've been working with. I hope I can continue along this path.
I like to accentuate the feminine form, so I'm a big fan of corsets. A woman's body is beautiful and should be shown off and celebrated. I love a simple and elegant dress that highlights my waist.
Doing 'Magnificent Seven' was a no-brainer.
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.
My siblings were pretty far apart in age, so I sort of grew up as an only child.
All I came to Los Angeles with was a dream. No one from my family ever left Ohio.
I didn't grow up a huge fan of the Western genre because there was never a female character to relate to or look up to.
I used to be a night owl. I no longer am a night owl.
I love to dress up and create a narrative with my look.
I never imagined what it would be like to spend a 12-hour day crying and covered in blood.
My mom was an artist, and she had this amazing ability to transform everything into something beautiful.
I went through a really dorky phase.
I think that, a lot of times in Hollywood pictures, the reality, the messy reality of women's lives - it's avoided, because I think people are just afraid of it. There's a standard that women are set to, to try to keep everybody comfortable.
It is so funny because I was always embarrassed because I never had formal training in acting.
I have a tendency to lean towards a more retro look.
If acting doesn't work out, I'm probably going to be a professional chef.
I think it's very refreshing to see women in cinema having strength and their own independent storyline.
I learned how to shoot when I was pretty little.
Pioneer women were very tough - they had to be, because the men go off for long periods of time, and the women would have to be able to protect themselves and their homes.
I'm attracted to the rag & bone aesthetic - classic and effortless with an edge.
I get recognized all the time, but not as Haley Bennett.
I shot 'Girl' about three weeks after I finished 'The Magnificent Seven.'
You'll see me on 'Top Chef' someday. My Midwestern hospitality needs an outlet, you know?
I think, by nature, human beings are curious. And I think that's only amplified as an artist. — © Haley Bennett
I think, by nature, human beings are curious. And I think that's only amplified as an artist.
You typically find stereotypical female characters that are people pleasers, where they are wives and girlfriends, typically, who are in the background.
There was no time when I lived anywhere longer than two years. I was always a social outcast. Maybe I didn't care what people thought because I was like, 'Well, I probably won't stick around here for too long.'
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.
My dad would take me deer hunting with him, which was pretty traumatic - 'Bambi' was one of my favorite movies.
I'm pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.
I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
I tried to play sports, which was a disaster and probably one of the reasons I ended up being an actress.
I basically grew up in the backwoods.
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.
I think it's important to surrender to situations that take you out of your comfort zone. — © Haley Bennett
I think it's important to surrender to situations that take you out of your comfort zone.
Thank God for product and blusher.
I don't know that I'll ever get to make my ideal film, because Frank Capra is dead.
We all have fears, especially when we're younger. I was afraid of clowns.
I was obsessed with clowns. My dad had to get rid of them. I thought there were clowns under my bed for years.
Rag & bone images always reflect the authenticity of the brand. Their images have character and tell a story.
I've always been a dreamer.
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.'
It's my favorite thing to do: luxurious nothing.
I really enjoy simple things in life. I just like the idea of bringing together a few ingredients and being able to transform it into something delicious and warm that my friends can sit around and enjoy. Most of my socializing is based around good food and good wine.
There's always going to be evil, but the way we unite, regardless of class, race, religion, or gender, empowers the goodness in the world.
Pace yourself, pace yourself, pace yourself. And take time to rest. I guess if you don't rest and rejuvenate, then you harden, and I don't want to harden.
I don't see myself as successful because I've worked on only a handful of films. The way I look at it, if you're really, really lucky, if you consistently work hard over the course of ten years, if you refuse to take no for an answer, if you surround yourself with great mentors and are a sponge, willing to learn, then you're bound for something to happen.
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