I wanted to be a dancer from when I was about nine or something like that and started ballet. I used to really like it and got into it and did it full time for a couple of years. I did a lot of ballet but I traded that in for acting when I was about 15.
Mia WasikowskaYou definitely put a bit of yourself in every character, and you always have to have an understanding and empathy for the person that you play.
Mia WasikowskaI think dancing is contributed hugely to how I am as an actor, just a level of comfort in my body and in movement. Things can become strangely physically technical when you're acting, and often something that just feels so unnatural is actually what you need to do in a certain scene.
Mia WasikowskaIt's hard to tell what people realize. Everybody's different and has a different understanding of the difference in times.
Mia Wasikowska