122 Quotes by Mia Wasikowska

I think that I burnt myself out a little bit with my dancing because I did so much of it. I was exhausted so thought that I would try a different kind of performance and expression and acting seemed like a close fit; it was similar in some ways to dancing. My mum showed me some really good films and so I became interested in films and acting.

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

The independent films are really where I kind of come from and where I feel comfortable.

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.

I used to love ballet and I did it really, really intensely. But it came so much about achieving physical perfection, which when I was 14 was a big deal.

I'm a huge sucker for comfort.

I like to be absorbed in what my character's doing.

I've had a great experience with pretty much everybody I've worked with.

Ultimately, it's a really brave thing to do what makes you happy as opposed to what the norm, or the social norm is, and that's a very important thing for people to remember, especially young women.