It is annoying when people call me Matilda instead of my name when they actually know my name, because you know, we are two different people. But what can you do?
Mara WilsonI've been accused of being pretentious and insufferable, and I don't really know what I can say about that. I never got good grades in school, but I did read the dictionary for fun. That was just the kind of stuff that I liked to do. I can't apologize for that.
Mara WilsonI think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again.
Mara WilsonI've never considered myself cool, and I don't think I ever will be. Honestly, it's better that way. It's much less pressure.
Mara WilsonThe thing is, with writing, it's form or content. You need to write about something interesting or you need to write about it in an interesting way.
Mara WilsonI'm surprised by how much I remember [on childhood on film]. I think it's just because I had these interesting moments. Of course, you never know when they're interesting moments, but there was a lot of stuff that I remember and have attached significance to later. I remember enough. I remember highlights.
Mara Wilson