Mia Wasikowska
Mia Wasikowska
Mia Wasikowska is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut on the Australian television drama All Saints in 2004, followed by her feature film debut in Suburban Mayhem. She first became known to a wider audience following her critically acclaimed work on the HBO television series In Treatment and she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for That Evening Sun. She gained worldwide prominence in 2010 after starring as Alice in Tim Burton's...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth14 October 1989
CityCanberra, Australia
CountryAustralia
You are relying on a waiting on other people in acting and films, so to be able to have something that I have full creative control over is really very therapeutic.
To have a creative outlet that you can control is really important because you do a lot of waiting to be cast, then waiting to go into production, and then waiting on set.
As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you're relying on the business.
I want to keep doing roles that are challenging and different.
I like to think of myself as an observer.
It's amazing how much you can absorb on a film set.
The jobs I enjoy most are the ones where I never feel like I'm performing. I'm just feeling things.
You have an awareness of your body and how to use it and I think that if you can embody a character physically it's another really useful tool.
Often, if I read a story and I'm moved, I have an understanding for a character and I don't really know why.
I've never been happier to be born in this time than when I was wearing a corset.
I love Portland. I think it's one of the best cities - I obviously haven't been to very many places, but I had one of the best times I've had on a set there.
There comes a point in your life when you realize your parents aren't perfect.
With both acting and ballet, often you can't just choose when you do it, whereas a painter can go at his own pace.
I was probably a bit of a mimic when I was a kid, and I used to imitate people.