Top 25 Quotes & Sayings by Rebecca Mader

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English actress Rebecca Mader.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Rebecca Mader

Rebecca Leigh Mader is an English actress, best known for her roles as Charlotte Lewis in the ABC series Lost, and as Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, on ABC's Once Upon a Time, for which she garnered critical acclaim.

I don't know what the next acting job will be. I would love to do a comedy.
My first car was in 2006 when I got on my first TV show - a BMW 328i2 four-door sedan in slate grey. That was a great day, that was.
I've always wanted to do an adult cartoon, because I want a job where you can just drive up in your pajamas, have a cup of tea and not even get dressed, and you've gone to work for the day. What a great gig!
You know I hate watching myself on TV, I know a lot of actors say that, but it's true for me. — © Rebecca Mader
You know I hate watching myself on TV, I know a lot of actors say that, but it's true for me.
All I do is watch TV and films, and when I'm not doing that, I'm making them. I need a hobby!
For people to come to you and say, 'Would you like to be a part of our show?' after years of 'Please tell me I'm good enough,'... I can't tell you how wonderful it feels.
I'm incredibly cheesy. I'm all about happy endings and all of that.
Without question, dying on 'Lost' was the best thing I have ever done in my entire career.
The danger with playing someone tough is that the character can become two-dimensional and mean and nobody likes her.
When I got 'Lost,' I was about to not be able to live, so it was a fall-to-the-knees, burst-into-tears, 'I'm saved by this great role' moment.
I'm not Irish. Just because I have red hair doesn't mean I'm a lucky charm, you know?
I'm just naturally quite toned. My dad was like a body builder, so I've got my dad's body. Not all of it, thank God.
I'm such a fan girl when it comes to movies, TV and sci-fi, sometimes I can't believe I actually get to be in them.
I never did any sports at school. It wasn't until I moved to America, to New York, when I was about 20 that I actually thought that if I wanted to be an actress I might have to start working out.
If I have the power to post 'Happy Birthday' on someone's Facebook page and make them feel really good, it feels really good to make other people feel really good. I love it. I'm a huge Facebook and Twitter person. And I love talking to my fans. It's fun.
Actors who say they don't watch TV are stupid. I was raised by TV! And it's how I research for auditions.
It's a blessing to be paid to be in paradise. The Hawaiian people are so friendly.
It's rare to work on a series without a writer. If you have a question about a line, then phone calls have to be made.
I love science fiction stuff - I'm a bit of a dweeb like that.
I'm quadracontinental. I've got a life in London, New York, L.A. and Hawaii.
I do accents. Sometimes when I've had a few drinks, I speak in different accents all night long, and then at the end of an evening someone will say to me, 'Seriously, where are you from?'
I hate watching myself on TV, I know a lot of actors say that, but it's true for me. It makes me sweat, I have to hide behind a cushion. — © Rebecca Mader
I hate watching myself on TV, I know a lot of actors say that, but it's true for me. It makes me sweat, I have to hide behind a cushion.
Sometimes when you walk onto a set, there are very clear delineations. The crew don't talk to the actors and I hate all that. Everyone is the same to me and I always treat everyone in the same way.
When I first got the job, I was told nothing about my character. She's an anthropologist and she's tough, she's a female Indiana Jones. That's what I went into [Lost] knowing.
For people to come to you and say, 'Would you like to be a part of our show?' after years of 'Please tell me I'm good enough'... I can't tell you how wonderful it feels.
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