Amy Adams Quotes

I like Cinderella, I really do. She has a good work ethic. I appreciate a good, hard-working gal. And she likes shoes. The fairy tale is all about the shoe at the end, and I'm a big shoe girl.
Amy Adams

Work, Good, Girl

I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled.
Amy Adams

Positive, Attitude, Stupid

I'm pretty Sicilian if I've been crossed. I don't seek revenge, but I never forget. And I make it hard to repair, which is not a great quality because if people held me to that standard, no one would be around me - ever.
Amy Adams

Great, Revenge, Forget

As an actress people always tease me like: if there's anything you can do to make yourself unattractive you will do it.
Amy Adams

Yourself, Actress, Tease

How I work is I work from of very character-driven place. And I trust the writers.
Amy Adams

Work, Trust, Place

I didn't get into acting to have a moment, I got into it because of people who've inspired me, like Judi Dench, Holly Hunter, and Jodie Foster.
Amy Adams

Moment, Acting, Inspired

I do love shoes that make my legs longer. I have the upper body of someone who's 5ft 8in, so high heels help me even out the discrepancy.
Amy Adams

Love, Help, Someone

I was the dork in high school who sang musical numbers up and down the hallways.
Amy Adams

School, Down, High

I'm one of seven kids. That'll keep your ego in check.
Amy Adams

Ego, Keep, Kids

I always had a larger view. I'm interested in real life - my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards.
Amy Adams

Life, Success, Happiness

Most of the time it's the parents who recognise me. They try to tell their kids, 'Look, it's Giselle,' and I say, 'No, no, no, don't ruin this for them,' because I'm usually standing there with my hair sideways and no make-up on. And the kid is saying, 'That is not Giselle. No way. That is some worn-out girl who really needs a bath.'
Amy Adams

Time, Girl, Parents

My job as an actress is to make things work and come up with reasons of my own and not just fill in the blanks for anybody else, you know what I mean?
Amy Adams

Work, Job, Mean

When I died my hair red the first time, I felt as if it was what nature intended. I have been accused of being a bit of a spitfire, so in that way, I absolutely live up to the stereotype. The red hair suits my personality. I was a terrible blonde!
Amy Adams

Nature, Time, Live

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Nationality: American

Born: August 20, 1974

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