Maika Monroe Quotes
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I'm lucky because I remember my dad showing me 'Independence Day,' and I loved it.
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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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Acting is such a crazy industry, but kite boarding keeps me grounded.
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I think a superhero would be awesome to play.
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When you look at the roles I've done and the roles coming up, they're all strong. I guess I'm more drawn to that than that kind of submissive role females can be categorised as.
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I would really love to play a superhero. That is definitely up there on my list. Captain Marvel especially. That would be so cool.
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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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When I was living in the Dominican Republic, the local kids became a part of my family.
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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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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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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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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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My goal is to continue to act and still be a professional kiteboarder.
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I grew up really loving old-school horror such as 'Halloween' and 'The Birds.'
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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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'The Shining' scares me so much.
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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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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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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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You go to see movies to feel something, and being terrified - there's something so fun about that.
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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 watching horror movies with my dad. For as long as I can remember. I grew up loving being terrified. 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' at sleepovers. Hiding behind my fingers.
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There are a lot of times where, filming 'It Follows,' I'm fighting against a guy dressed in a green suit for special effects, and I'm just like, 'No. There's no way this is going to be pulled off.'
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I like challenges. I think that's important.