Gabriella Wilde Quotes

My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called 'Love for Sale,' and that was my first role in any film.

My very first audition was for 'Hot Girl #1' in some movie.

I came to NYU to study experimental theater. Shortly thereafter, I was featured in a 'Newsweek' article about the emerging downtown club scene, and, well, that was it for NYU. I was off and running.

I was playing a relatively high level of hockey, and I thought that's what I wanted to do. But I had my first movie audition, and I was hooked.

The first audition my manger sent me on was 'The Hunger Games,' and I got the role.

I was always interested in art at school, and after year twelve, senior year, I spent three years studying graphic design at college. I worked in advertising for two years but didn't like it much, then began doing a bit of illustration work for various publishers.

'Donnie Darko' was my first audition ever! It opened my eyes to the possibilities within camera work.

I think when I was about 6 or 7, I would have said I wanted to be an actor and an artist.

I decided to go to school for advertising and graphic design. That was what I was gonna do but acting is that thing, it's like a splinter in your mind and you can't get rid of it. So I decided to move to L.A. a few years ago and it just snowballed into this thing called 'The Hunger Games.'

Acting manifested as the primary focus over the years but now I am stirring the pot once again with my voice.

I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act.

I started out as an artist, and I continue to think of myself as an artist first, and a technologist and entrepreneur after that.

I always knew that all it would take was for the right director to put me in a movie.

Everyone wants to be a writer, director, producer. I don't have the imagination for that, but, hopefully, I can continue to act.

When I did 'Clockers,' I didn't even think about having a career in acting, I just thought, 'Wow, this is cool. I get to do a little movie.'

I got my first film break because the director Karel Reisz saw me at a small theater party.

My mum sent me to an open audition for 'Notes On A Scandal' so I could see quite how many other girls wanted to do this. And I queued up, and I got the job. That was my first-ever audition, and my second was 'Atonement.'

I think actors make for very good directors, and I would like to do that one day.

Barry Levinson saw me on a tape and put me in 'Rain Man' as the waitress who dropped the toothpicks. The scene was talked about a lot. Then, all of a sudden, I started to get more auditions.

'Crystal Fairy' was one of the first movies I did after I recommitted to the idea of acting.

I think 'Nick and Norah' was a huge deal for me. It was my first foray into the studio world, and that character was such a gift.

I was, like, 28 or 29 when I finally was on camera for the first time.

I know it's a stock answer, but besides acting, I'd love to produce and direct.

Werner Herzog, when I auditioned for 'Bad Lieutenant,' he had never seen any of my films. He thought I was this actress living in New Orleans and it was my first job.

I'm a storyteller, and I was an actor, so I have a fairly thin grip on reality to begin with.