Eliza Scanlen

I'm quite close with my family, especially my twin sister, and it's always hard to leave her.

— Eliza Scanlen

When I got a bit older, I put on my own plays and forced my friends to perform.

— Eliza Scanlen

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

And you sort of have this idea in your head about how you're going to go about the audition, and as soon…

— Eliza Scanlen

I grew up watching Amy in 'Enchanted'; I was told that if you had to meet your first famous person you'd be…

— Eliza Scanlen

I think that's what I really love about acting; all of the social and moral codes of society can be thrown away…

— Eliza Scanlen

I remember being a kid and wanting to be so many different things. There was even one point that I wanted to…

— Eliza Scanlen

I think the weird thing about playing a psychopath is that you really have to believe that you, as the character, did…

— Eliza Scanlen

My mom usually does my self-tapes, and we've built a kind of shorthand with one another... Also, just having fun with it…

— Eliza Scanlen

I used to ice skate at parties when I was eight, but that was sort of the extent of roller skating, ice…

— Eliza Scanlen

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…

— Eliza Scanlen

A part of the bigger picture is much more interesting to me than just bringing attention or focus on myself or my…

— Eliza Scanlen

I guess my sense of humour leans more towards irony and tongue-in-cheek performance.

— Eliza Scanlen

Being on a set for the first time is in general an overwhelming experience, and coming into 'Sharp Objects' was already nerve-wracking…

— Eliza Scanlen

When you're an aspiring actor, you do so many self-tapes that it gets to a certain point where you have to develop…

— Eliza Scanlen

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…

— Eliza Scanlen

I've played piano since I was probably six or seven, but I stopped when I was about 13, and I couldn't be…

— Eliza Scanlen

When I was seven, my mom took my twin sister and me to a play. I remember being fascinated about life onstage.

— Eliza Scanlen

After I was cast, I decided to read 'Sharp Objects'. I ended up drowning it in sticky notes, highlighter and pen. It…

— Eliza Scanlen

I feel like a lot of teenagers have typically been played by 25 year olds, and even 30 year olds. It's nice…

— Eliza Scanlen

I'm vegan, so obviously there is not a lot to eat in Georgia.

— Eliza Scanlen

I don't know why actors are just attracted to really messed up people, but it almost makes it more fun, in a…

— Eliza Scanlen