Margaret Qualley Quotes
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I grew up never thinking about acting as a profession because that was what my mum did, and often, you don't want to be like your parents.
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I was used to having a job - ballet was my job, and I felt like I needed something artistic to focus on after I quit.
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I like a bohemian floral dress, but then I'll throw on a leather jacket or a pair of lace-up boots to give it an edge. My mom is always trying to get me to wear really sweet clothes. Something pink. But that's not really my look.
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I left home at 15 to go to the North Carolina School of the Arts.
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My mother has been an advocate for me as far as modeling goes.
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Ballet, there's a right way to do things, and it's black and white, and it's all striving for perfection. Acting is not that way. It's very gray, and the messier you can be, the better. The mistakes that you make are the gold and the beautiful stuff.
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I lived alone, I didn't know anybody in New York, and I was definitely a recluse. It had been, like, two weeks, and I realized I hadn't said anything. I was laying in bed, and I was like, 'Hello?' I just talked to hear my own voice. And it was such a strange feeling.
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I explored the arts in general; I took painting classes and sketching classes and acting classes and all sorts of different things.
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I think I would find being in Hollywood intense if I had more of a social life, but all I do is stay indoors with my sister and play with our puppy, watch movies.
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I think being in the city is the perfect way to figure out what I want to do.
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With 'The Leftovers,' I was actually super, super lucky. It was my first major audition. When I came out, the casting director was kissing me on the face, and I was like, 'Oh, that's probably a good sign.'
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I think gender parity is a crucial part of any healthy society. It's applicable to the entire world.