It's really amazing to see what you imagined brought to screen.
— Alexandra Daddario
Every single thing you do, you don't really have expectations.
I never even went to Jekyll & Hyde's restaurant. I loved the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, though.
I'm honored that people would think of me for any big role that is talked about a lot.
I feel like it's very important to connect with the people who are passionate about what I'm doing.
Now that I have a dog, I frequently have to take him out and get some exercise, which also gets me exercise.
I'm pretty consistently fit because I think it's an important part of my work, but I will ramp it up just because I have been enjoying myself a little bit too much.
I'm a believer in challenging myself and overcoming challenges by doing things I've never done before.
My mom lives in New York still in the home that I grew up in.
Growing up, when I was younger, I didn't feel all that tough or smart or strong. As I got older, I was able to discover my own strength.
When I did 'Percy Jackson,' people told me, 'Oh, you're going to be so famous... you're not going to be able to walk down the street... it's going to be huge,' and it wasn't - although it was big for my career.
I'm not afraid of falling and getting up the next day with a few bumps and bruises.
There are a lot of people who give you their opinions on what to do.
I think I've learned not to take everything so seriously and just try to focus on the work the most.
You do run and scream and cry and work yourself up into hysterics, and then you get back to the hotel at the end of the day, and you feel really off and really strange. And that's because rationally, even though you know everything is OK, you have put yourself through this traumatizing experience, and your body is still going.
Charlize Theron is perfect. She holds herself with so much poise and grace. I don't know if she looks so good because she has the best body or because she has the confidence to feel comfortable in what she's wearing.
When I was first starting out as a kid, I tried to pad my resume with everything I had ever done - ice-skate, carry a tune. I can't dance for my life, but I can learn, so I'll tell people I can dance. I play the piano - I'm a really good pianist, actually.
I'm just really excited to be doing what I love, and I think that's the best part about all of this.
I didn't expect anything crazy to happen from 'True Detective.'
Boundaries move with time. It's like being the oldest child. Your parents don't know what to expect, but by the time the little sister comes along, it's like, 'Oh, staying out late with a boy - no big deal.'
I get really frightened easily.
When I was 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, I had so many people I looked up to and was so inspired by all these different people. It's cool to be in that position.
For some reason, I find jogging incredibly boring, but yoga is the only thing I've been able to consistently do over the years. I think it's because it also is sort of a mental exercise and calms you and refocuses you. So I find that that's great, and sometimes someone will drag me to a spin class or on a hike.
Voiceover work, I really enjoy. I don't get to do too much of it, but I've been doing more lately, and I like it because you get to do a bunch of options, one after the other, and you can go as big as you want or as small as you want, and you don't think about it sometimes.
I've been pretty lucky. Every single thing I've done has meant so much to me and has been like a stepping stone to something different.
It's wonderful that we're portraying women in this way so that young women can see that women actually are strong and capable of accomplishing all kinds of things.
I do consider myself to be a smart, tough girl.
I've really fought to get into rooms, and I'm a big believer in auditioning. It's hard, because I'm insecure, but I have an intense desire to prove myself to people.
I had done a lot of running in 'Texas Chainsaw' and sword-fighting in 'Percy Jackson,' which taught me to fall properly.
Following your heart and working really, really hard is the best thing you can do, and just try not to be too hard on yourself.
I was obsessed with Nancy Drew growing up - I couldn't get enough.
I love to travel, and I think being whisked away somewhere for a vacation is a pretty amazing date. But, I'm really into the basic movie and dinner. It's not where you are but who you're with that really matters.
Finding a stylist is a little like finding a date; you have to find who is right for you.
I went to an all-girls school for part of high school, and the idea of boys was amazing to me; like, all I ever wanted to do was kiss boys and be around boys.
That's a very scary thing to think about, being trapped in a coffin.
My mom is a big scaredy cat, and I inherited that from her.
I was lucky because when I'd done 'Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,' I had to have extensive weapons training.
I knew the name; I knew who Leatherface was. But I hadn't seen any of the films, mostly because I'm a scaredy-cat.
You take some creative license when you make a movie, and things can be a little bit different.
I love yoga.
Not to get too deep, but I think one of the reasons we embrace superheroes and this world is that these are just normal people that have incredible powers that are relatable in some ways - in that we don't have great super powers, but there's strength within us that we can utilize in our lives. Ultimately, they're just normal people with problems.
I'd love to do a period piece.
It's really amazing when you discover how strong you actually are and what you really can accomplish.
You never know what's really going to hit.
'Gremlins' is one of those eternal movies that stands the test of time and that everyone loves and knows.
It made me feel cooler in real life to know I could be The Rock's daughter.
'True Detective' did change my career.
Everyone has the opportunity to do a horror film. There's something great about it as an actor. You have to go to places you'd normally never go and be put in situations you would never be put into. You don't get the opportunity in a lot of films to have this kind of acting. It's an interesting challenge.
Going to the darkest place you can to make yourself really upset and adding that with the physicality and running around, you can work yourself into hysteria that way.
When I have no appointments, I spend the day in pajamas and go to the dog park in pajamas. I'm very casual.
