I think it's really easy to approach a touchy subject head-on, but 'Sharp Objects' does it in a way that's subtle and it presents mental illness as something quite common and normalized. It's so common and shouldn't be a conversation… — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
I don't know why actors are just attracted to really messed up people, but it almost makes it more fun, in a perverse way. — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
I'm quite close with my family, especially my twin sister, and it's always hard to leave her. — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
When I got a bit older, I put on my own plays and forced my friends to perform. — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
I grew up watching Amy in 'Enchanted'; I was told that if you had to meet your first famous person you'd be lucky if… — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
I think that's what I really love about acting; all of the social and moral codes of society can be thrown away when you're… — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
I remember being a kid and wanting to be so many different things. There was even one point that I wanted to be a… — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
I used to ice skate at parties when I was eight, but that was sort of the extent of roller skating, ice skating, that… — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
I have like a whole album of screenshots of my sister's face, and it's hilarious. One look at that and it'll put you in… — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
