Jessica Barden

I'm a quite dramatic person.

— Jessica Barden

I like taking risks with things.

— Jessica Barden

I'm 25, but I look like I'm 16 so I don't really don't consider age personally.

— Jessica Barden

I mainly feel excited but also grateful to be recognised by Bafta. It makes me feel like a legit actress.

— Jessica Barden

I started working at a really young age, so I didn't even go to traditional high school.

— Jessica Barden

Independence was something I really wanted from a young age and I think it really helped me make sense of myself, more…

— Jessica Barden

I don't want to have a big wedding. I don't crave that ritual of dress fittings, party planning and all eyes being…

— Jessica Barden

I just used to go to the same auditions with all these other kids I went to school with. I didn't feel…

— Jessica Barden

I'm one of those people when I see a homeless person on the street, I want to know their story. There's a…

— Jessica Barden

I'm friends with people that are in their 70s. I'm friends with people who are 17. So I don't consciously do anything…

— Jessica Barden

I've played a lot of teenagers and I think sometimes they tend to make them a bit too mushy, because you're not…

— Jessica Barden

As much as it's really important, obviously, as a woman in the industry to be choosing the stories which represent women, you…

— Jessica Barden

I like doing stuff that is sad or angry. It's a challenge, because you're doing a mix of scenes and you're making…

— Jessica Barden

I'm obsessed with my career. I'm 25 - it shouldn't really be any other way. I've had boyfriends in the past who…

— Jessica Barden

I feel really happy like with 'Derry Girls,' I feel happy to be part of something that young people are like, that…

— Jessica Barden

Acting was definitely a comfortable place. It didn't force me into adulthood because I was ready to be independent.

— Jessica Barden

There isn't a right or wrong way to be depressed, anxious, or struggle with PTSD. Mental health challenges manifest differently for different…

— Jessica Barden

Being an actress, I want to play people that are not like me or the characters I've previously played. It's easier to…

— Jessica Barden

So I would like my wedding day to be low-key. And maybe I would not wear a wedding dress but something chic…

— Jessica Barden

I stayed at home and loved my own company because I was just petrified of everybody else my own age, which I…

— Jessica Barden

We all went for roles as extras at my school because a lot of children's shows were filmed in Leeds near where…

— Jessica Barden

Every single job is fun, but I like it to be a mix of knowing what you're going to do every day,…

— Jessica Barden

Creating boundaries for yourself is healthy. A lot of panic attacks, in my experience, can be stopped by actually saying to somebody,…

— Jessica Barden

So many people's parents separate and for my generation it is very normal. But I remember feeling as though nobody ever spoke…

— Jessica Barden

I have stage fright really badly.

— Jessica Barden

I definitely wanted to be a woman and be treated as an adult, I wasn't interested in being young at all.

— Jessica Barden

It is so important for young people to see characters with different mental health challenges on-screen.

— Jessica Barden

Working-class actors have no identity. Our identity is playing every single poor person on 'Game Of Thrones.'

— Jessica Barden

But as a kid you take it very personally when your parents divorce.

— Jessica Barden

If you discover that a role isn't complex, you can speak to somebody about it and they'll help you push it when…

— Jessica Barden

I can't lie - I have one of those faces where you can tell. It's expressive and lends itself to being cheeky.…

— Jessica Barden

There's a tendency to still show women as being one way or the other - you're either soft and shy or you're…

— Jessica Barden

And if I have kids one day, I can tell them that I was famous on Instagram, which is really funny, and…

— Jessica Barden

Part of my job is getting dressed up and having my picture taken and the best way of dealing with that is…

— Jessica Barden

You've got to support male stories and healthy male relationships and things. You can't just be a woman that is only want…

— Jessica Barden

Like everything, if you're born in the center of something it's super easy, but it's hard to do anything different with your…

— Jessica Barden

I think I worked way harder for the female directors than the male ones. There's nothing like women challenging each other to…

— Jessica Barden

I was the last person to experience everything. I didn't really waste time worrying about fitting in or going to parties, because…

— Jessica Barden

I was always a show-off with my friends; we used to have interpretive dance nights to Christina Milian and Sean Paul where…

— Jessica Barden

I have a fear of people... Some days you just don't really want the attention of everybody looking at you. And it…

— Jessica Barden