Kaya Scodelario

I don't think there is enough youth employment or enough push for youths to kind of do want they want to do.

When I was growing up, we didn't have much money. What was important in my house was to have food on the table, be happy, and have our family.

Kids will pick up on weakness, and I was very shy growing up. I was skinny and flat-chested; I didn't have the latest clothes. For me, it was about being left out and not having any friends and being laughed at. I was very lonely, but that happens to so many people.

I was painfully shy as a child; I was dyslexic. I had a single mother who's an immigrant. I just didn't believe acting was something that people like me could do on a professional level.

I can't wait to take my son to see 'Wonder Woman' - I can't wait to show him all the female characters can be well-rounded people.

I've wanted to produce for a long time. I'd love to get a bunch of my girlfriends together - a female writer, a female director - and create something. Creatively, it's a different dimension. Why wouldn't people want that?

I had a really honest conversation with my husband about equal pay because we met on a movie where he was paid more than me just because of gender.

Every job I take, I really want to learn something.

My mother is amazing. She moved from Surrey to London, taught herself English, and found a job.

Acting's such a good job in that you're stimulating and pushing yourself constantly. I'd never want to do anything comfortable.

Everyone asks, 'What's your goal? Do you want to win an Oscar? Do you want to work with Meryl Streep?' No! I want to buy my mum a house. I want to make her proud.

I'm not good at dressing up. I always feel a bit out of place. It's just not me - high heels and designer dresses - and I can't seem to get used to it.