Mia Wasikowska

“I don't consider myself a starlet or a Hollywood person.”

“I think it's really important for actors to have another creative outlet, or for anyone, really.”

“The jobs I enjoy most are the ones where I never feel like I'm performing. I'm just feeling things.”

“With both acting and ballet, often you can't just choose when you do it, whereas a painter can go at his own pace.”

“I'm a huge sucker for comfort.”

“The wardrobe is always the last piece of the puzzle. When you step into the clothing, that's the final step to figuring out that character.”

“Fame is useful in certain ways, because it helps you get more roles.”

“It's really rare as a teenager to be offered a role that actually resembles what it's like to be a teenager, because there are so many stereotypes that might be attractive to watch, but make you think: 'Who is that? Who has that life at 16?'”

“Feminism is just about equality, really, and there's so much stuff attached to the word, when it's actually so simple. I don't know why it's always so bogged down.”

“You have an awareness of your body and how to use it and I think that if you can embody a character physically it's another really useful tool.”

“I was shy at school.”

“As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you're relying on the business.”

“I definitely have an appreciation for fashion.”

“My mom used to have a lot of European cinema playing in the house, so I'd catch bits and pieces of films.”

“Coming from dance, I feel acting is - I'm not going to say easy, because it's not. But the dance world is more hard-core.”

“I've never been happier to be born in this time than when I was wearing a corset.”

“Even if you're independent, I think you get lonely.”

“With dance, you learn to channel nerves into energy, excited energy.”

“Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part.”

“Often, if I read a story and I'm moved, I have an understanding for a character and I don't really know why.”