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. – Mia Wasikowska
I was a bit of a loner as a teenager. I never went to a single social event, because they terrified me. – Mia Wasikowska
My mom used to have a lot of European cinema playing in the house, so I’d catch bits and pieces of films. – Mia Wasikowska
As a teenager I was very anxious. I had a lot of energy and passion that I wanted to channel into creative things, and I always felt like I wasn’t achieving enough. – Mia Wasikowska
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. – Mia Wasikowska
You never choose the way that you’re raised, it’s just the way that you were raised, but you do get to a certain age where you’re in a position to question the expectations of you and the way that you’ve been formed by your surroundings. – Mia Wasikowska
I get restless easily so I always want to keep working, but I am trying to pace it as well. – Mia Wasikowska
Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you’re playing a part. – Mia Wasikowska
Traveling to Russia and Germany and being able to see the world at a young age was really cool for me, and I really liked that. – Mia Wasikowska
As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you’re relying on the business. – Mia Wasikowska
I got the first thing I auditioned for – a guest role on two episodes on ‘All Saints,’ and I don’t think I had ever been that excited. – Mia Wasikowska
Popularity is very inconsistent. Sometimes it’s there, sometimes it’s not. It usually just comes in waves. – Mia Wasikowska
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?’ – Mia Wasikowska
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. – Mia Wasikowska
The jobs I enjoy most are the ones where I never feel like I’m performing. I’m just feeling things. – Mia Wasikowska
