Quotes from Kaya Scodelario

I'm lucky to have fallen into this trade, and I'm still fighting to stay in it.

'Skins' wanted to create a new thing by actually casting real teenagers. I think it was very brave of them. They also wanted to give the opportunity to people who didn't go to drama school.

As a teenager, you're still discovering who you are, what your life is about, and who you want to be as a person. It's very intense.

I'd like to think that even if I wasn't acting professionally, I would still be doing it for free. It helps me get through the day.

I'm a Londoner, so I'm a bit feisty.

I didn't tell anyone in school that I was going to be in 'Skins.' I was terrified of them putting me down.

I love that kind of edgy, rock n' roll punk thing that we do so well in England. But my style adapts to where I am. When I'm in Los Angeles, suddenly I'm like, 'I need a sandal, and I need a beige dress, and I need some flowers in my hair.'

What attracted me to 'The Maze Runner' is its pure action.

Being asked to memorise a script in one day when you have dyslexia is the same as having a broken foot and being asked to dance. You have to make exceptions for it.

I played American when I was, like, fourteen, and I was awful. I cringed the whole way through.

I had a really honest conversation with my husband about equal pay because we met on a movie where he was paid more than me just because of gender.

I've wanted to produce for a long time. I'd love to get a bunch of my girlfriends together - a female writer, a female director - and create something. Creatively, it's a different dimension. Why wouldn't people want that?

I'm not a girly girl. I don't brush my hair.

We're all lucky to be working, and I'm glad to be employed.

People don't realise how dyslexia affects your confidence and how brutal it can be. People think you're dumb, and you know you're not. it's just how your brain works.

Considering what the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' film is about, I wouldn't be able to play Anastacia.

I can't wait to take my son to see 'Wonder Woman' - I can't wait to show him all the female characters can be well-rounded people.

I would have loved the opportunity to have gone to drama school, but it just didn't work out for me; there are always several paths, and there's a reason why I've been down this path.

I think really good drama comes down to real human emotion. That's what makes us all tick, and that's what I've always been drawn to when it comes to scripts is real human emotion and dealing with that.

I like to have fun. I'm also a bit of the crazy one. All my friends are boys. I was bullied a lot by girls in school. There was also too much drama and demands.

The best part about doing 'Wuthering Heights' was you were completely in that world. It could not have been done with CGI. You had to be there.

Most people think of 'Wuthering Heights' as romantic; it's really not about that at all.

My mother is amazing. She moved from Surrey to London, taught herself English, and found a job.

I'm not good at dressing up. I always feel a bit out of place. It's just not me - high heels and designer dresses - and I can't seem to get used to it.