Danielle Macdonald Quotes

Danielle Macdonald

Profession : Actress

Birth : May 19, 1991

When I first watched '8 Mile,' it was amazing. It got me. I loved it.

Danielle Macdonald

I love acting, and I'm going to continue doing that.

Danielle Macdonald

When I was in Australia, I had three different agents in three different years, and I didn't have one audition. They were good agents; I just never had one audition that was the right stuff.

Danielle Macdonald

I actually got a visa through a job that fell through, and it allowed me to move out here and start from scratch. There's more opportunity in America for girls like me, I guess.

Danielle Macdonald

There's a process: you audition, you get rejected, occasionally you get jobs, and it's exciting, but it's all little stepping stones.

Danielle Macdonald

It's kind of amazing to see that progress happens over time.

Danielle Macdonald

I wanted to act; wherever that was, I was happy. It just happened to be in America for me.

Danielle Macdonald

I've never actually played an Australian or worked in Australia. I really want to change that. I really want to work here - that would be great.

Danielle Macdonald

I came out to America just before I turned 19, got my first audition, and booked it.

Danielle Macdonald

I think, in Australia, it's kind of a crazy thing to say, 'I want to be an actor.' People look at you weirdly. And when I said I was moving to L.A., I remember people saying, 'No, you shouldn't. You'll just come back disappointed.'

Danielle Macdonald

People in big studios are like, 'People want to see other people who are skinny and happy and amazing.' But I think, nowadays, they are realising that what sells is real people from all different backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures and size. People want to see themselves represented on screen, and it's a real cool thing for everyone.

Danielle Macdonald

People are always going to tell you to lose weight, and they tell you how they feel about it. There are pressures always to be a certain weight, but you have to be who you are. And if you want to change, you have got to do it for you and not for what people want you to be.

Danielle Macdonald

I like Macklemore.

Danielle Macdonald

Kendrick is phenomenal. I've never tried and practiced a song that was as hard as when I practiced Kendrick's verse on 'Control.' He's a genius. I think that people do recognize it.

Danielle Macdonald

I'm pretty boring in my real life.

Danielle Macdonald

That's one of the really cool things about being an actor. You get to explore all different parts of yourself.

Danielle Macdonald

'Priscilla' was made in 1994, and I think it was kind of daring for its time.

Danielle Macdonald

I think everyone kinda feels a little out place sometimes.

Danielle Macdonald

When you take on new roles that you don't feel comfortable with, that require you having skills you don't have, it's terrifying.

Danielle Macdonald

I've been lucky enough to play lots of real women - flawed, strong, independent women - and I love it.

Danielle Macdonald