Cailee Spaeny

“I always felt like I was stupid and couldn't get anything right unless I was singing, dancing, or acting.”

“I just had such a lucky experience working with incredible actors, getting to see their work ethics, their different techniques... Jeff Bridges is such a legend! Getting to watch him and see how he worked was a blessing.”

“All I am doing every day is soaking in everything - I'm like a sponge, from all these award-winning directors, writers, and actors - as much as I can.”

“The first time I performed onstage was at church. Then I formed a rock cover band - Pink Floyd and Joan Jett. We'd play at birthday parties, since it wasn't exactly church material.”

“Getting a script and being like, 'Oh, yeah, I can do this in my sleep.' Who wants to do that? So, finding something that is a real challenge and is going to take all of you, I think, is more rewarding by the end of it.”

“I hope to always keep stretching myself and not stay in one box or lane.”

“The pressure of looking a certain way and having to present yourself a certain way is hard. It's difficult to feel genuine about yourself when you feel the pressure of being a certain person.”

“I started dance class when I was a little kid, and then, when I turned 11, I started taking vocal lessons, guitar lessons, and piano lessons.”

“You follow what you think is right. There are lines that I won't cross.”

“I'm very new to the fashion world, but it's such an exciting world to get into.”

“Of course I'm a huge 'Star Wars' fan.”

“It's really cool to make a movie that you're excited to go see.”

“Character-wise, I try to always switch it up. Whatever I'm doing now, I try to do the complete opposite next.”

“I want people to stay true to who they are and how they're feeling. That's the biggest rule for myself - to always be as real as I can.”

“I love clothing and waking up every day and figuring out what I want to say with my clothing.”

“I didn't know what a 'call sheet' meant. I'd never been out of the country before, but there I was on a ginormous set in Australia with John Boyega and thinking, 'What is going on?' He took me under his wing and broke my fear of being the new kid.”

“You have to follow your moral compass: it's a good guide of telling you what is right and wrong.”

“When I went to L.A., I had trainer there, worked on Parkour and boxing to get my body used to working out every day.”

“I did as much theater as I could. I worked at a theme park and a Bible theater and a community theater.”

“I was on stage at a young age.”