Alexandra Daddario Quotes

Working on a movie like 'Prince of Persia' was awesome. It was great fun to be an action hero and to jump around, running off walls and fighting and having great quippy lines.

I love action, so I would really love to get into doing more action movies.

When I was doing a movie called 'The Seeker,' I was fortunate enough to be able to do a lot of my own stunts.

You know, I've never shot a gun in a movie.

My favorite role ever was Alien in 'Spring Breakers'.

My role as Ewan McGregor's girlfriend in the film 'Incendiary' ended up on the cutting-room floor, but at least I had two brilliant days of acting with Ewan.

I landed the role of Bravo 5, the only female fighter pilot in 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.' I did my bit and fired my guns, but I haven't a notion of which side I was on or who I was firing the guns at.

I got to work with Cillian Murphy and my dad, Jim Broadbent and Jodie Whittaker on 'Perrier's Bounty.' It was a small part, but it was really special.

Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.

I learned a lot doing 'Wolverine,' and I was also very fortunate, in the sense that I got to do a huge number of visual effects shots.

I say that I played a doorstop in Dune because I remember standing around a lot. I was down there for months.

I'd love to play in, like, a 'Lord of the Rings,' or something like that, or a James Bond or, you know, just something like with action, shooting.

The funny thing is, I've never really hurt myself in an action movie. I've done 'Wanted,' 'X-Men,' 'Welcome To The Punch,' even 'Trance' to a certain extent has little bits of action and stuff, but I've never really hurt myself at all - not even like a sprained ankle.

'Apocalypse Now' was my craziest experience ever. I was 14 years old, and I'd lied about my age to get the role. I haven't had another film top it.

I had done a lot of running in 'Texas Chainsaw' and sword-fighting in 'Percy Jackson,' which taught me to fall properly.

I love the action movies. I would love to be part of those.

My role in 'Kashmora' required me to take horse riding lessons.

Working on 'X Men,' I got to do a lot of flying and fighting, which was good fun.

My first paid acting gig in the States was playing a lizard-transforming, shape-shifting witch in 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters', I believe.

I want to play a character that would require a lot of special training, like in a full-fledged action film.

The modern girl I played in 'Idhu'... came quite naturally to me.

My dream is to get a role where I get to do little bit of action.

My role was very good and different in 'Khamoshi.'

I loved playing Sweetie in 'Mubarakan.' It was chaotic and funny; it was sort of a magnum unfold in a chaotic way.

As an actress, I am very happy with 'Singh Is Bliing' because that was totally different from what I have done before.