Maika Monroe

“You learn so much on set; I don't know if you learn as much anywhere else as you do when you're on set, working.”

“It's really cool to be able to do both. I get a chance to be in this film with these amazing actors, the coolest people ever, and I try to kiteboard as much in my free time as I can.”

“Cheerleader roles are really not my thing. I want things that are weird or not typical.”

“I think, specifically with the horror genre, you have to make it very believable because it can come across ridiculous.”

“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.”

“I remember reading 'The Guest' and thinking, 'This is going to be something!'”

“I think it's really good to get the adrenaline pumping.”

“Do stuff that scares you on a regular basis. I think it's good for the body and for the mind.”

“'The Shining' scares me so much.”

“Before acting took off, I was a professional kiteboarder training for the world circuit; with a sporting activity, you have to be determined, and it taught me to have a thick skin, which came in use after going to so many auditions and being told 'no.'”

“I went from living in the Dominican Republic - every day, my mom and I would cook, or we'd go hang out with the kids - to flying a private jet to Chicago with Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid. People had champagne, and they were going to these amazing restaurants. It was a culture shock. It's important, I think, to have that. To see both sides.”

“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.”

“It would be incredible to work with Stanley Kubrick and go back in time.”

“My dad taught me to kiteboard when I was 13, and around the same time, I happened to just fall into being an extra on a set and fell in love with acting and making movies.”

“Knowing that anything can happen at any time, I made sure the people that I love know that.”

“I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.”

“It's awesome when people respond to your movie and love it.”

“I think 'The Shining' is one of the first horror movies I remember seeing.”

“I fell in love with the whole process of making a movie. I loved the sets. I loved watching the actors and the crew.”

“With a project like 'The 5th Wave,' you do something you would never do in your normal life; I would never have had S.W.A.T. training or boot camp, and there's something really cool about learning stuff like that that's really fun about our job.”