Kaya Scodelario Quotes
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My mother is amazing. She moved from Surrey to London, taught herself English, and found a job.
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I've missed London so much for its fashion. No disrespect to the girls in Manchester, but some really do look like clones - there's a lot of hair extensions and fake tans. You're free to experiment down here.
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I really take a lot of influence from London style.
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I like movies because I've been getting leads, and TV is more about ensemble casts.
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The moors have this weird energy. They trap you.
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'Skins' was such a great platform for young actors. They had this whole thing about getting people who weren't trained, this new generation, this new culture.
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I consider myself a Londoner first, and then I consider myself Brazilian before I consider myself English.
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At 21, you've come out of the craziness. Maybe you've been to university, but now it's time to get serious. It's the age where you make decisions about your life.
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I was very hesitant about doing a period film. It was very much out of my comfort zone; I'd never done anything like that before.
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I can't wait to take my son to see 'Wonder Woman' - I can't wait to show him all the female characters can be well-rounded people.
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When I was growing up, we didn't have much money. What was important in my house was to have food on the table, be happy, and have our family.
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Kids will pick up on weakness, and I was very shy growing up. I was skinny and flat-chested; I didn't have the latest clothes. For me, it was about being left out and not having any friends and being laughed at. I was very lonely, but that happens to so many people.
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As a teenager, you're still discovering who you are, what your life is about, and who you want to be as a person. It's very intense.
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It was hard to go into the world and start auditioning as real actors. Having to pay bills was rather scary, too.
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I don't like to make predictions, because my life's been pretty unpredictable so far.
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I do have a lot of respect for the girls in 'Hollyoaks.' It takes a lot of effort to look like that constantly. I couldn't do it.
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I think a lot of people, when they don't quite fit in in the world, use humor to combat that and to find their place in society.
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I love that kind of edgy, rock n' roll punk thing that we do so well in England. But my style adapts to where I am. When I'm in Los Angeles, suddenly I'm like, 'I need a sandal, and I need a beige dress, and I need some flowers in my hair.'
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Clothes are my drug. I love Camden market - I have so many vintage pieces from there it's unbelievable. Clothes are really important to me, they give me that feeling of happiness. I love being a bit free with it all and not giving myself rules.
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The best part about doing 'Wuthering Heights' was you were completely in that world. It could not have been done with CGI. You had to be there.
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I was bullied; I was kind of a girl in the corner. So acting was a great outlet for me by pretending to be someone else.
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My mom raised me on her own, so I decided to take her name 'cause she was my mom and my dad.
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It was really cool to work with Dakota Fanning. I've watched her grow up and I've always loved her films, loved her. It was amazing working with someone who was American as well, because obviously it's going to be a different energy straightaway. We got on really well; she's so professional and hardworking.
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She had to play the role of mother and father at the same time, and she did it to perfection. I managed to find a way through because of her. My mother is my biggest inspiration.