Although I grew up in London, I spent summers in Missouri, where my dad lived. It's quite a liberal town, Kansas City. You'd be surprised.

- Hayley Atwell

When actors get a bad name for diva behavior - I've never seen it. Because my experience with people who are really famous actors is that they work really hard.

- Hayley Atwell

Skiing in Whistler was great fun. It's an extreme environment that's very different to my own and I had never skied before, so I had to learn to take on the elements quite bravely. It was nice to try something new.

- Hayley Atwell

I went to drama school for three years, and the whole thing there is that hopefully you are introduced to a man called William Shakespeare who is the greatest of all time of all storytelling.

- Hayley Atwell

I think American guys tend to be a bit more forward, a bit more chatty and open than the Brits. The Brits seem to have a darker sense of humor, though I have met some Americans who have adopted bits of the British dry sense of humor as well.

- Hayley Atwell

I have family dotted everywhere - Dad's in California; I've got aunts in Scotland and Virginia; family in Kansas City; family in Manchester and London.

- Hayley Atwell

Because I trained in theater, I always leave a film shoot feeling like I haven't done anything, like I just sat in front of the camera and whispered, essentially.

- Hayley Atwell

The things that prey on my mind in London seem to disappear as soon as I find myself in a different environment. Survival mode kicks in.

- Hayley Atwell

The main reason I did 'Captain America' was because I wanted to get out of my own head and stop taking my work so seriously.

- Hayley Atwell

My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky.

- Hayley Atwell

I'm deeply ambitious and I always have been.

- Hayley Atwell

I'd love to do an action movie. Something with lots of stunts. Anything fast and dangerous and involving guns.

- Hayley Atwell

I read a lot of heavy literature when I'm on set, so on holiday I want to indulge in something light-hearted.

- Hayley Atwell

I am often lost in my own world, with a frown on my face.

- Hayley Atwell

I'm not really into makeup, not really into fuffing with hair and stuff.

- Hayley Atwell

I think it's always easier to play parts that you have something concrete that you can relate to.

- Hayley Atwell

From a very young age, stories fuelled my imagination in the most wonderful way.

- Hayley Atwell

It's people's worst fantasy to see their partner kissing someone else, even though it's a job and it's not real.

- Hayley Atwell

Mum wasn't at all religious, but she thought that going to the theatre was as important a ceremonial, communal experience that a person could have.

- Hayley Atwell

I can't imagine it if beauty was the only currency I used as an actress. It just doesn't interest me.

- Hayley Atwell