“I’m probably more laid-back in a lot of ways. I was very type-A as a kid, and I wanted to be the best at everything. Now I’ve definitely learned that this is not the best [quality] to have. You need to be able to screw up and learn from it.”

—  Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Interview with Glamour Magazine (26 April 2017)

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