I don't really like simple characters too much; it's too easy. I like a challenge, and I like characters you connect with on screen.
— Kodi Smit-McPhee
I think everyone has been different once in their life.
I wouldn't mind doing my own film on the big screen. That'd be cool.
My sister's an actor as well.
I haven't seen 'The Exorcist,' but I've seen a lot of pictures of the girl in it. So now I don't actually want to see it. She scares me so much. I don't know what it is, but even though it's quite old now, it still has the best and scariest make-up I've ever seen in my life.
My dad reads the scripts and passes them on to me.
I'm not really sure if I have anything that inspires me.
I think when you have to train an accent, it just takes you absolutely into another spectrum of the character.
I think 'Paranorman' was a great adventure.
I think indie films have more of a fresh, experimental vibe about them, whereas studio films know what they want and can basically get it.
I'm geeky about video games. I don't stay inside a lot and just play them 24/7, but if I had the chance, I probably would.
My dad teaches me. He teaches me everything. He's been acting for over 30 years, so he knows a lot.
My favorite genre is comedy.
I've got to write about my character every day. I've got to find out where he lives, what bus he catches to school, and stuff like that. You've got to know every little thing about him so when you do it, it feels natural.
I thought that 'Twilight' would be a kind of girl movie, but it was cool.
I think I'm the best fit for characters that have a lot going on inside.
I think I would play Batman. I love Batman.
If I could choose any car in the world, I'd get a Lamborghini, but I think that's a bit too much money. I'll start off with maybe a V8 or something.
I like everything from hard-style techno to rock n' roll.
Usually, I think, every film I've made has been a book, and I've always read it.
Actors shouldn't be scared. Don't get scared on film.
The most important thing I have learned from the people I've worked with is that you have to love what you do. That passion will drive you anywhere you want to go.
'Slow West' is a film that I did with Michael Fassbender in New Zealand and Scotland. The director was John McLean. It's a film set in the 1800s. I play a young Scottish boy brought up in the royal family. I fall in love with someone who works on our land.
New Orleans is awake all night, and every night is a party.
It's kind of a Peter Pan thing: I want to stay a kid. I love it. But I guess you have to grow up someday. Everybody does.
In Australia, I can just say to my mom, 'I'm going down the street.' And I can walk around pretty much all the places I know.
I think I've been good at getting into lonely and troubled characters because, not to brag, but I'm the complete opposite in real life.
I like animation: you can go to work in your pyjamas.
Vampires used to be like Dracula, and now they're young teenage kids, so yeah, I like that.
My friends in Australia, they grew up with me acting, so they're used to it.
I wasn't bullied or anything, but I was treated differently because I was an actor, and I had big dreams.
I think, obviously, everyone has a lot of favorite movies, but I really for some reason just love Quentin Tarantino's writing and directing style.
I really like driving cars. I love car games.
When I know I'm not doing any auditions, I go to the skate park on my scooter or my bike.
I'd really like to work with Johnny Depp: he seems like a really cool guy; he can do a lot of different things.
'The Road' was my first American film, my first film in the snow. The first of everything. So, I was jumping into it, and that was pretty grueling.
I'm always working with amazing people. They're just kind of put in my path.
You shouldn't fight change. You should be absolutely open to change.
I haven't done a lot of studio movies, but studio movies and independent films are always just as fun as each other.
When I was 8, my dad asked me if I wanted to audition, just for fun. I did just a little short film, and I liked it. I just kept doing it, and then I started getting bigger auditions for bigger roles.
I'm based in L.A., mainly. I'm pretty much there a lot of the time doing work.
I've been joking that 'On the Road' is the prequel to 'The Road.' I don't know if that's a very good joke.
Interviews are fun, but I get nervous at red carpets.
In L.A., I live right across from Universal Studios.
