All my friends were off on gap years, so going to New York alone, at the age of 18, was kind of my flying the nest. It was an amazing experience. — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
I had a place to go to university; I was going to study history. I was in New York doing 'Arcadia,' and I suddenly thought, 'It feels a bit weird to go from a New York stage to Manchester University.'… — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
Most of my really strong friendships are with people I've known all my life. — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
I'm so open to different things. The only thing I'd say is I've set the bar pretty high in terms of good female roles… — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
My first professional audition as an actor was when I was about 12 years old, and it was for a children's television show called… — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
I think people get confused: people think 'strong female characters' mean you need to play an action figure. — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
I feel like all teenagers can relate to that feeling of being, like, so highly strung, and everything is so on the surface, and… — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
I was really quite geeky at school. At one point, I wanted to be prime minister or a mathematician. — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
I want to play a range, from victims to strong people, just as long as it's a well-rounded character. And it's not a woman… — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
I don't feel like I properly started acting until I did my first play, 'Tusk, Tusk.' — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
All my friends were off on gap years, so going to New York alone, at the age of 18, was kind of my flying… — Bel Powley Copy Share Image
