Maika Monroe Quotes
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My dad took me to see James Brown live, and that's so cool, cause I don't think many people my age can say they saw James Brown. I'm pretty proud of that. That's the thing about me that no one really knows. I had to have been 6 or 7, but I remember it vividly.
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A lot of times, I'll get roles where it's the dumb blonde or the cheerleader, and I just have no interest - and it can be a great movie, it really can - or the mean girl; those things don't intrigue me much.
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For me, it's first about the characters. I look for a character who is intriguing and challenging and different from what I've done before.
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If I met Jack Nicholson, I would probably get a little flustered. Not going to lie. I've watched his movies since I was so young. Such a fan.
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Acting is such a crazy industry, but kite boarding keeps me grounded.
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You can learn more from a person just from their observations and how they see the world. More so than just talking.
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There's a lot of comedy in 'The Guest,' so it was a bit more fun in a sense - it wasn't so heavy like 'It Follows.'
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My goal is to continue to act and still be a professional kiteboarder.
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Stick up for what you believe in and never, ever feel that you can't say something or speak your mind. I think that would be the best advice. Be strong. Be confident. That's really all you need.
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I'm lucky because I remember my dad showing me 'Independence Day,' and I loved it.
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I think a superhero would be awesome to play.
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I wasn't thinking that I was two horrors back to back; I was thinking these were characters that I want to play.
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I like challenges. I think that's important.
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There's some freedom that you get with indie films that you don't get with the big-budget ones. There's just a different style. I hope I can switch back and forth for the rest of my career, but I've kind of grown up on indies, and there's nothing better than working with these directors so closely and and being such a huge part of the process.
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You go to see movies to feel something, and being terrified - there's something so fun about that.
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I don't look at myself as a Scream Queen, and I don't plan on continuing on this genre route. If anything, I want to go very different places.
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In the Dominican Republic, my mom and I lived in this little tiny town called Cabarete, which is very poor.
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They have so many great horror movies made in the '80s. I mean, the old-school horror is so good.
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Horror movies can be - I don't wanna say not real, but so over-the-top: you can get scared 'cos things are loud and in-your-face, but these are real emotions that I'm using.
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I grew up really loving old-school horror such as 'Halloween' and 'The Birds.'
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I started kite boarding when I was 13. My dad was a kite boarder, and I begged him to teach me until he finally agreed. He made me wait because it can be dangerous.
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'The Shining' scares me so much.
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With kiting, you have to land a trick, and in that instant you know whether you won or lost - I knew I could become the best in the world if I trained. But with acting, there are different variations; there's not a right or wrong way. It's so hard because it's so out of your hands. I have no idea what's going to happen!
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There are definitely scripts I start reading, where it doesn't interest me. Maybe it'll be a good movie, but the character doesn't intrigue me.