The last thing in the world my parents would want to do is get on a stage or do a movie. They would probably rather die. But they let me be who I was, and they supported me. Emma Stone More Quotes by Emma Stone More Quotes From Emma Stone Just because I don't have a college degree doesn't mean I am not smart! Emma Stone smart college mean That balance of love for your work and love in your life is an interesting thing. Emma Stone balance and-love interesting I find the worst audition is the no audition. Emma Stone auditions worst You have to play the character in the best way you know how and do what you need to do in order to bring that character to life and not worry about the millions of people that you may be disappointing! Emma Stone play character order You can always tell when an actor has grown a 'rhino skin' to protect themselves. It comes across on screen, and they aren't believable. They're dead in the eyes because they've been told a million times that they're the greatest actor that ever lived. If you don't realise what's happening, and get your feet back on the ground, it can be the worst thing that ever happens to you. Emma Stone rhinos eye feet My favorite thing about movies is the ending and so all my favorite movies have really great endings. Emma Stone really-great favorites-things my-favorite There is something to the fact that when you're on stage or when you're playing someone else, you're able to transmute all the things inside you that maybe get a bit blocked by the wall of shyness, or the wall of anxiety, or [by] overthinking. They sort of fall away in that moment and channeled into something else. Emma Stone overthinking wall fall I always thought it's way more important to be funny or to be honest than to look any certain way Emma Stone important looks way I guess the cool thing about the '80s is the kind of like adventure in terms of, you know, people were very willing to use sounds that were completely ridiculous or whatever. There was a lot of stuff happening in the '80s and it's all over the place. I guess that's probably the coolest thing for me and that's what I like about it. Just kind of that like, 'Oh, what's this sound? Oh that's wacky. Let's use it anyways.' Emma Stone stuff adventure people Comedy's my first love. I love that so much. You play comedy in drama, too. The difference between genres doesn't really change the method of acting. Emma Stone first-love play drama My absolute favorite kind of people in the world are people that are passionate about something. Emma Stone passionate people world The beauty of any city is really the people within it and the people that you're close to. Emma Stone cities people There's this Ryan Gosling quote that I steal all the time - I watched an interview with him in Cannes - and he said picking roles is like listening to songs on the radio: There can be a lot of really great songs in a row, but then one comes on that just makes you want to dance. Emma Stone roles listening song What sets you apart can feel like a burden, but it's not. Emma Stone burden feels I'm just learning every day and I hope to continue that until the day I die. I'm just trying to learn and experience as much as I possibly can. I look at acting, at how I look at being involved in a job and living my life and prioritising. Emma Stone acting trying jobs If you mess up the performance on stage, you do it again the next night. You're like alright, you let yourself off the hook, and you've got to go back in there. Whereas, with a film, I would go home and be like, "Well, I've ruined the arc of the character forever. That scene is never going to work. I know because I can never shoot it again." So, it's all miserable, but in different ways. Emma Stone home character night In Hollywood - and indeed, the world - a lot of women only think about themselves in the context of men. It's truly sad. Emma Stone hollywood men thinking I have dreams of being a producer, being behind a camera, eating seven tacos for every meal, and making movies that affect people the way they affect me. I don't even need to be in them. Emma Stone cameras dream people I think a lot of female actors have a real fear of not looking their best. They learn to prize their vanity over a role in which they have to look like a moron. They're worried they'll damage their sex appeal. Thankfully, I have no problem looking like a moron! Emma Stone real sex thinking What makes life valuable is that it doesn't last forever. Emma Stone dying forever death
