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
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
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
I think people get confused: people think 'strong female characters' mean you need to play an action figure. — Bel Powley Copy Share
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
I was really quite geeky at school. At one point, I wanted to be prime minister or a mathematician. — Bel Powley Copy Share
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
I don't feel like I properly started acting until I did my first play, 'Tusk, Tusk.' — Bel Powley Copy Share
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
I've set the bar high in terms of having a very feminist attitude towards how I present my body. — Bel Powley Copy Share
I was doing one of my first plays at the Royal Court, and Matt LeBlanc came to see the play. He came backstage afterwards,… — Bel Powley Copy Share
I want to keep playing strong female roles. I don't mean superheroes, but women who are really alive. — Bel Powley Copy Share
