It’s definitely the most nervous I’ve ever been for an audition. And I was there an hour early, so I went to, like, sit in a coffee shop, and then I still got there half an hour early. I mean, I must have gone for a wee a million times. Then I’m pretty sure they told me to go away and come back, and I was like, Oh god! Just really nervous. It felt like a huge deal. And it’s funny, because Star Wars was not that huge in my life [growing up] at all. The whole way through, even though I was riddled with doubts and I felt like I wasn’t doing a good job in the auditions, I’d had this feeling that something was going to happen from it. So it’s that weird thing of both being driven on by something and being terrified by what that might mean.
When I feel comfortable, I just like to sing and hum, and I don’t even know I’m doing it. But sometimes someone will come over to me like, ‘I love that song you were singing, but it’s distracting.’
The thing about ‘Star Wars’ is that every single person is important. Even though Rey is a big role, everyone influences everyone. If that wasn’t so, why would so many people remember Admiral Ackbar?
a few of my favorite things❀(1/10) actresses; daisy ridley “It just seems to me like it’s so simple, and obviously the difficulty then is when you look at other films and go, ‘Oh my god how did you screw up so badly? Why is your cast so white and male?’”
“She [Rey] is a wonderful character. The reason I love her so much is she does all the fun stuff. She fights, runs and protects herself and has an incredible emotional story.“ - Daisy Ridley.