Someone once told me to believe 5 percent of what everybody tells you.

You 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.

I think that because most films where there's a teenager, it's aimed at a teenage audience. Restless is - I wouldn't classify it as a teen film, strictly, but it's definitely a film that appeals to young people, but also gives them credit for their complexity.

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 love doing accents because it takes you one step away from yourself and allows you to embody someone else's character.

I didn't shoot any guns then or when we did the scene with Uncle Charlie [Matthew Goode] and Evie [Nicole Kidman] in the hall. I sort of pressed the button but there were no blanks or anything in there because I think it was always going to cut.

As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you're relying on the business.