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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.
Maika Monroe
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Acting is such a crazy industry, but kite boarding keeps me grounded.
Maika Monroe
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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.
Maika Monroe
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I enjoy roles that are quite physical.
Maika Monroe
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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.'
Maika Monroe
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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.
Maika Monroe
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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.
Maika Monroe
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My goal is to continue to act and still be a professional kiteboarder.
Maika Monroe
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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.
Maika Monroe
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I'm lucky because I remember my dad showing me 'Independence Day,' and I loved it.
Maika Monroe
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I think a superhero would be awesome to play.
Maika Monroe
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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.
Maika Monroe
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I like challenges. I think that's important.
Maika Monroe
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You go to see movies to feel something, and being terrified - there's something so fun about that.
Maika Monroe
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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.
Maika Monroe
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In the Dominican Republic, my mom and I lived in this little tiny town called Cabarete, which is very poor.
Maika Monroe
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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.
Maika Monroe
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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.
Maika Monroe
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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.
Maika Monroe
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They have so many great horror movies made in the '80s. I mean, the old-school horror is so good.
Maika Monroe
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I grew up really loving old-school horror such as 'Halloween' and 'The Birds.'
Maika Monroe
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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!
Maika Monroe
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I'd never thought of horror as being so challenging, but it is.
Maika Monroe
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For me, I grew up doing kiteboarding where no girls are doing it, and you had to prove yourself. You just had to know that you could do it, too. It's the mentality you had to have to make it. I work hard like anyone else.
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