I was never a prodigy. I was never a child genius. Mara Wilson More Quotes by Mara Wilson More Quotes From Mara Wilson If I were really really ridiculously wealthy, I wouldn’t buy a mansion, just tiny apartments in every city I love. Mara Wilson tiny actresses cities Very sad, very upset, very glad I did not have to hear about this though Twitter. Probably going to be taking some time off it for a while. Mara Wilson very-sad upset glad You always worry that everybody is secretly talking about you behind your back, everybody is secretly making fun of your voice, your figure, the way that you are during puberty, but it turned out, in real life, everybody was. On movie sets, they were all talking about these things, because they had to. Mara Wilson real fun talking My grades in high school were not very good. I was that kind of perfectionist that figured if you can't do it perfectly, why do it at all? So my grades weren't great, but I feel like, is there any other way that I could have gotten into NYU? I don't know. I think that it definitely worked in my favor in some ways. Mara Wilson nyu school thinking Actually, I do like pink clothes, but it's not because I'm girly, it's because I'm the reincarnation of Oscar Wilde. Mara Wilson girly oscars clothes I can't take much pride in my childhood acting. It feels like it happened in another lifetime, and even then, it felt like a hobby. Mara Wilson childhood acting pride I've always really loved stories told from the point of view of children. Mara Wilson views stories children There's a reason that girls cut off all their Barbie doll's hair and dye it and do things like that. I destroyed my Barbie dolls, and I know other girls did as well. And that's kind of the way they see kids movies and child actors in kids movies, as something that you've moved on from. It's babyish. Mara Wilson girl kids children I remember reading To Kill A Mockingbird when I was 12. What I liked about it is that it was all seen through a child's eyes. It was Harper Lee going back and writing it from the way a child would see those things. Mara Wilson eye reading children I didn't trust adults because I thought they were all kind of corrupted. Mara Wilson all-kinds adults kind I felt like I had to be conscious of myself as a girl for the first time. I had to be more feminine. I had to look a certain way. And it's something that you want to suffer in silence, but I would go onto movie sets and they would bring out bras that were basically binders, because there were continuity problems between months. Mara Wilson girl silence suffering I've never considered myself cool, and I don't think I ever will be. Honestly, it's better that way. It's much less pressure. Mara Wilson pressure way thinking It is strange to have everybody in the world still think of you as a child. Mara Wilson children world thinking If I were to talk to Lindsay Lohan, I'd encourage her to get the hell out of acting and into something soothing. Take up botany or something. Mara Wilson soothing hell acting Considering all the legal hassle child stars can be, I won't be surprised when they are phased out by CGI children voiced by adult actors. Mara Wilson adults stars children I'm surprised by how much I remember [on childhood on film]. I think it's just because I had these interesting moments. Of course, you never know when they're interesting moments, but there was a lot of stuff that I remember and have attached significance to later. I remember enough. I remember highlights. Mara Wilson childhood interesting thinking I'd rather be known for my accomplishments, and for things that I really do take pride in, rather than known for this doll-like image I had when I was a child. Mara Wilson accomplishment pride children My mother died when I was young, and I was filming all the time. I was all over the place. Acting was the one constant. Mara Wilson acting mother young If I ever have children of my own, they will read Matilda. They will watch the movie. And you can bet they will see Matilda: The Musical. Mara Wilson musical watches children For me [being a kid actor], it's a bit like when you see your mom's friends, and they're like, "I remember when you were this big. You'll always be that cute little kid to me." It's like that times a thousand. Well, times a couple thousand. Mara Wilson couple mom cute
