Ella Purnell

“When I worked with Keira Knightley in 'Never Let Me Go,' I learned how to be classy and sophisticated.”

“The world is changing, and you have to keep up with the way the world is changing as well as your own expectations that you set for yourself or that your family might set you.”

“I can do a really good animal impression! I'm great at ducks, cats, dogs, and occasionally dolphins.”

“I'd like to be smart, fun, and real. It's very easy to just put together a pretty dress, some heels, and some jewels. I don't want to be that girl. It's all about being brave, taking risks. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.”

“I think it's really hard for filmmakers to adapt books.”

“That's something I want to do: cover all sorts of genres to find the one I love most.”

“Social media can be so damaging.”

“Amy Winehouse is one of my biggest inspirations.”

“Twenty is a hard time. It doesn't matter what profession you're in or how much experience you have, you're always going to be haunted by this feeling of failing. It's terrifying.”

“I don't think there was any point where I was like, 'I want to be an actor for the rest of my life.' The nice thing about being a kid is you don't have to make those decisions. Then all of a sudden, you blink, and you're 18.”

“I always feel like sugar cubes aren't big enough.”

“Whenever anybody asked me, 'Who is your number one director to work with?' I would always say Tim Burton.”

“I did a bit of baby modeling. I loved it.”

“There's a joke in my family that I'm going to make a career out of playing other people's younger selves.”

“Moving to New York is a big, brave thing to do.”

“I used to think fashion was silly, and now I think it can be one of the purest expressions of art.”

“I love movies where you can tell who's directed it even before the credits roll in, like Wes Anderson or Quentin Tarantino. People who make very stylized types of film.”

“I don't know any 21-year-old who's not having an existential crisis.”

“I have anxiety and have had depression in the past.”

“I don't want to inspire people to look pretty and buy makeup. I want to inspire them to knit scarves for Syrian refugees.”