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Rooney Mara

American Actress

Born: Apr 17, 1985

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It's really hard coming of age in today's society, where society wants you to make the decision of what you want to do with your life by the time you're 16 years old. Most kids don't know what they want to do. How could they? They haven't lived in the real world yet. Rooney Mara

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When I was at college, my nickname was Keds because I wore Keds. I guess it wasn't really a nickname, because nicknames are usually given to you by people who are your friends and who know you. But I didn't know the people who called me Keds. I think that they didn't like me because I didn't want to join a sorority. Rooney Mara

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I never do anything for the camera. It's my job to pretend the camera's not there. I'm never moving for the camera. Rooney Mara

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One of the things that make our version that much more heartbreaking is that even though I am playing a 24-year-old I look much younger. I look like a child. Rooney Mara

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I can understand wanting to be invisible and mistrusting people and wanting to understand everything before you engage with the world. Rooney Mara

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I've been trying to really live in the moment because I will never get this part of it back. As soon as the movie comes out, everyone will turn it into what they believe it is, so I've really been trying to appreciate every minute of now. Because I know what's coming. Rooney Mara

There's a certain way people are used to seeing nude women, and that's in a submissive, coy pose, not looking at the camera. And in this poster, I'm looking dead into the camera with no expression on my face. I think it freaks a lot of people out. Rooney Mara

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If there is one thing about my family that I do identify with, it is that everyone is extremely hardworking. Also, the people whom I grew up with all did things they really loved. And I think that's an important lesson. Rooney Mara

As a 12-year-old, I think everything seems scary. Rooney Mara

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I looked on YouTube for sleep deprivation and there were videos of people experimenting with staying awake for a while. You saw all the different stages. Rooney Mara

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My sister started acting professionally when she was twelve, but I wanted to go to college first. Rooney Mara

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Daniel Day-Lewis - he's a man, obviously, but I really admire his work. Rooney Mara

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Marion Cotillard is one of my favorite actresses. Rooney Mara

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When I do a film, I follow the director. Rooney Mara

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I feel like I've been guarded since I was about three years old. I don't know why. I come from such a huge family, so maybe it's that. Maybe it comes from going to Christmas and having 30 people all in your face at once. I've always been a bit like, 'Aaargh!' Rooney Mara

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On 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' I spent two or three months learning how to ride a motorcycle. I wasn't really riding the motorcycle in 98 percent of the movie, but the shots of me getting on and off had to look like I had been doing it for years and years. Rooney Mara

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I'm probably more insane than most people and less than a lot of others. I'm somewhere in the middle. Rooney Mara

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If the entire script feels formulaic, then you know that the film will be like that. But if it's a really interesting script, and the character happens to be formulaic, then maybe there's a way of making them more interesting. Rooney Mara

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It's really helpful when you do something you don't like. You won't make that mistake again. It's like dating a bunch of people who are wrong for you - you learn so much more about yourself that way. Rooney Mara

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As an actor, you can't just be in the film. You're also in charge of selling it, and so you have to sell yourself, and you have to be very political and make sure to not say the wrong things. It's exhausting. Rooney Mara

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I've always been a very sensitive person, and people tell me that if I'm in a certain mood, and I go into a room, my mood will permeate the room. It's not on purpose - I'd rather be invisible in those moments - but I'm really bad at faking how I feel. Rooney Mara

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