If you're going to fight Tom Cruise, you really don't want to make that man bleed. Zoe Bell More Quotes by Zoe Bell More Quotes From Zoe Bell Actually my relationships with my girlfriends have become that much deeper and more profound, because I'm like, huh, yeah, I don't have to judge you, or you judge me. It was a lot of - I didn't want to be that crazy girlfriend. Zoe Bell girlfriendcrazyprofound I had to paint the picture that I was never scared, otherwise I couldn't do my job. But now, as an actor, I'm literally paid to look emotionally accessible. Zoe Bell actorsjobslooks I'm certainly not on a mission to be taken seriously as a dramatic actress, any more than I am just to be able to get roles that are exciting and satisfying to me. If that means action, then that means action. Zoe Bell rolestakenmean I've always appreciated great acting performances, but I've even learned to appreciate not so great ones 'cause it's hard. Zoe Bell appreciatecausesacting I'm completely at ease on a set. I'm pretty comfortable most places, but hitting the mark and knowing set etiquette and understanding cameras and lenses are second nature. It's a language I've spoken for years. Zoe Bell understandingknowingyears Whatever my job description consists of, becomes my job. Maybe it's just the way I tackle work, in general. Zoe Bell descriptionjobsway Having been a stunt girl for so long, a big part of my job was to not just make the other person look as cool as they could, but also to act as a support. My job was to make them as safe as they could be, so that they could be as explosive and as emotionally engaged as they could be. Zoe Bell girljobslong What really sells a fight, and any kind of action, is the performance of it. If someone is uncomfortable or uncertain about doing action because they're too concerned about their safety or about being right, it pulls them out of being that character, in that situation. Zoe Bell safetyfightingcharacter The thing that I come across is that people think that I might actually be super aggressive, want-to-fight type in real life. The irony is that that's just not true, at all. Zoe Bell fightingrealthinking I like the debate, but I don't really like the fight. I don't like being in the ring. I'm not competitive. Zoe Bell debateringsfighting The physical element of a role is something I'm super familiar with, and I love it. I've definitely made the transition into acting over doubling, just because I needed to make it clear to myself, so that I fully committed. Zoe Bell transitionrolesacting I love the idea of doing comedy, whether it's action comedy or just straight comedy. It's such a big, new world for me that I'm starting to realize that any character that I relate to, in any way, shape or form, or that I have any appreciation for, given enough preparation, I can find that person. Zoe Bell appreciationcharacterideas I'm a poster child for feminism whether I like it or not, but I was resistant to the part of me that was a woman. Zoe Bell postersfeminismchildren When you're falling through space time has no meaning. Zoe Bell meaningyouspacetime I met this group of stunt people and it was like, I had found family instantly. We're all a variety of different personalities, but whatever that mutual joy or appreciation of the work is, I'd not felt it like that before. It was, 'Yeah, I'd like to do this forever.' Zoe Bell familyworkappreciationpeople I don't like hitting people in the face. Zoe Bell facelikehittingpeople It's not until after you've been hit by a car and landed all right that the fear kicks in. Zoe Bell rightyoucarfear When I'm a stunt woman on a movie, I'm strictly a 'Yes sir,' girl... But acting puts more in your hands, and producing gives you more control still. Zoe Bell womanyougirlhands I'm not invincible. Zoe Bell invincible It's always scarier saying 'No.' As an actress, I can say 'Yes' to more. But sometimes, as a stunt-woman, I have to say 'No.' Zoe Bell saysayingi-cansometimes
