I’ve always loved absurdism and plays of that genre. I think that my humour is very much rooted in theatre and drama. Eliza Scanlen Read Quote
I guess my sense of humour leans more towards irony and tongue-in-cheek performance. Eliza Scanlen Read Quote
I’m quite close with my family, especially my twin sister, and it’s always hard to leave her. Eliza Scanlen Read Quote
When I got a bit older, I put on my own plays and forced my friends to perform. Eliza Scanlen Read Quote
I think the weird thing about playing a psychopath is that you really have to believe that you, as the character, did nothing wrong. Eliza Scanlen Read Quote
I’ve played piano since I was probably six or seven, but I stopped when I was about 13, and I couldn’t be bothered to do the exams or learn my scales. Eliza Scanlen Read Quote
And you sort of have this idea in your head about how you’re going to go about the audition, and as soon as you get there, all of those thoughts just kind of drop away and you realize you’re standing in front of Amy Adams, whom you’ve admired for years and years. That was the first time that I was ever really starstruck in my life. Eliza Scanlen Read Quote
My mom usually does my self-tapes, and we’ve built a kind of shorthand with one another… Also, just having fun with it and not feeling restricted in your space and giving yourself enough space filming the shot to move around, things like that. Eliza Scanlen Read Quote
A part of the bigger picture is much more interesting to me than just bringing attention or focus on myself or my character. Eliza Scanlen Read Quote
