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.
— Haley Bennett
You typically find stereotypical female characters that are people pleasers, where they are wives and girlfriends, typically, who are in the background.
All I came to Los Angeles with was a dream. No one from my family ever left Ohio.
Doing 'Magnificent Seven' was a no-brainer.
I get recognized all the time, but not as Haley Bennett.
My dad was a single father, and he was a hunter.
You'll see me on 'Top Chef' someday. My Midwestern hospitality needs an outlet, you know?
Before 'Music and Lyrics,' I was just doing high school plays and singing in my church choir and my school choir.
I don't know that I'll ever get to make my ideal film, because Frank Capra is dead.
I went through a really dorky phase.
My mom was an artist, and she had this amazing ability to transform everything into something beautiful.
I have a tendency to lean towards a more retro look.
I prefer clean silhouettes that are almost utilitarian, but I'm not afraid to take risks on the red carpet, either.
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 think, by nature, human beings are curious. And I think that's only amplified as an artist.
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 think it's important to surrender to situations that take you out of your comfort zone.
Movies are really hard to make. You put a lot of work into them, and you want people to see them.
My siblings were pretty far apart in age, so I sort of grew up as an only child.
Being nomadic isn't sustainable forever. I've gotten to be really good at it.
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.
My dad would take me deer hunting with him, which was pretty traumatic - 'Bambi' was one of my favorite movies.
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.
If acting doesn't work out, I'm probably going to be a professional chef.
I've always been a dreamer.
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 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 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.
I want to have a long career.
I think it's very refreshing to see women in cinema having strength and their own independent storyline.
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.
Thank God for product and blusher.
Rag & bone images always reflect the authenticity of the brand. Their images have character and tell a story.
I think the more experience I have working on films, the more I can shed that character rather than carrying around that heavy weight.
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.
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.'
I like the idea of having a superordinary life.
I learned how to shoot when I was pretty little.
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.
I tried to play sports, which was a disaster and probably one of the reasons I ended up being an actress.
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.'
I used to be a night owl. I no longer am a night owl.
It is so funny because I was always embarrassed because I never had formal training in acting.
I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
I love to dress up and create a narrative with my look.
I have a thousands wants; it's hard to really hone in on just a few.
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.
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.
We all have fears, especially when we're younger. I was afraid of clowns.
