It honestly affects my mental health, social media, on a really profound level. Because I'm constantly being bombarded with an image of femininity that I feel I have to adhere to. And I think there's a lot of pressure in this industry, as well, being constantly discriminated on your aesthetic appearance.
Now I'm strong: I can run fast, I can lift weights, and that in itself is quite empowering, to have that physical strength. It changes my whole mental attitude.
As a young woman, my own experience of looking at myself in the mirror is something that's plagued me in lots of ways.
I think the best privilege that I have in terms of having them as my parents was not just the doors that opened, but, I think, the stability to be graceful in the face of rejection, which is something that actors get every single day, and knowing it's not personal and not having that be part of your psyche.
In terms of actors and roles that I want to do in the future, most of those have been played by men. I mean Robert De Niro is my favorite actor of all time. That's the thing, it's not a woman, it's a guy.
I definitely struggle with a disillusionment towards my body and my gender.
I actually did a lot of yoga because I found it helped with my core strength and flexibility, which are two things you absolutely need when you're doing martial arts.
I never wanted to be an actress. Acting wasn't in my mind. It wasn't in my calculations.
Young action heroines feel in service of male gaze, rather than being the full complexity of a human being.
What was really special about 'Hanna' as a character is her pursuit of agency.
'Hanna' doesn't maintain social norms. She doesn't have those boundaries. She speaks her mind and is very physical and funny.
Obviously, in different circumstances, I definitely related to this idea of feeling claustrophobic and wanting to discover things for yourself. I think that's something that all young people can relate to.
I've never been someone who'd done any sports.
I always found growing up that, even inspiring female characters or complex female characters in TV and film... I often found that their complexity was actually just another facet of their sexuality.
I thought 'Hanna' was an opportunity to explore a character whose femininity was so raw and unconditioned by the modern world.
It was so cool to be listening to, I don't know, some Cocteau Twins song while I was running through the Slovakian wilderness.
I just love listening to music and talking about it, so my social media is mostly dedicated to talking about songs and stuff that interests me.
I had a few months of physical prep where I was training six hours a day - I was doing an hour and a bit of yoga, I would do a couple hours of cardio and weight-lifting, and then I would do an hour or maybe two of martial arts training.
It's lovely to escape myself and play someone who actually inspires me and gives me strength.
I'm very conditioned by my surroundings, by the influences of social media, by the television I watch. And I always found, growing up, that even inspiring female characters or complex female characters in television and film, I often found that their complexity was actually just another facet of their sexuality.
