Kaya Scodelario Quotes
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I've just made a cancer drama, called 'Now Is Good,' directed by Ol Parker and starring Dakota Fanning. We filmed in Brighton and it's about a girl dying of leukemia, although it's not as depressing as it sounds.
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Being asked to memorise a script in one day when you have dyslexia is the same as having a broken foot and being asked to dance. You have to make exceptions for it.
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I'm lucky to have fallen into this trade, and I'm still fighting to stay in it.
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I remember doing my first school play. We were doing 'Oliver Twist,' and I was cast as Oliver. It was the first time I ever felt brave and confident and truly happy about something.
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My hair was always frizzy. I always wanted to be blonde with lovely straight hair. I was very skinny. I was quite tomboyish, just very quiet. I always wanted to fit in; I just couldn't.
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I'm not good at dressing up. I always feel a bit out of place. It's just not me - high heels and designer dresses - and I can't seem to get used to it.
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My mum is Brazilian and very proud. I'd love to do a Brazilian film. I've been brought up in the Brazilian culture. My mum brought me up on my own, I cook Brazilian food, I've never spoken a word of English to my mother.
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What attracted me to 'The Maze Runner' is its pure action.
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I've always had confidence issues; I just get scared of doing things wrong.
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'Skins' was the university for me. It was the best years of my life, really. We were all just a bunch of friends.
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I find it easy to act being in love. I've experienced that and analysed it.
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I got incredibly lucky, and you have to be if you want to be quite successful.
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I don't think there is enough youth employment or enough push for youths to kind of do want they want to do.
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We come from a very humble background. A lot of my paycheck from 'Skins' went to paying the bills and getting us a new sofa.
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My mom always let me watch movies that were probably slightly too mature for my age, but she wanted me to see different stories. We grew up with quite a hard life, so she wasn't afraid to show me that in movies.
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I think, like every actor, you've just to pick what you're interested in.