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" We lived in a council flat, and I spent most of my time on estates. My mum was very strict. I used to hate it. "

Kaya Scodelario

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" Do the little things that make you feel normal and happy, even if that's just getting in your pyjamas and watching 'X Factor' at the weekend. "

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" I didn't tell anyone in school that I was going to be in 'Skins.' I was terrified of them putting me down. "

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" I played American when I was, like, fourteen, and I was awful. I cringed the whole way through. "

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" My first secondary school was in East Finchley, and I was one of only five white people in the year. I was really skinny and flat-chested with frizzy hair. I don't consider myself posh, but my mum brought me up to speak properly, and they picked up on that, as all kids do. "

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" We come from a very humble background. A lot of my paycheck from 'Skins' went to paying the bills and getting us a new sofa. "

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" I am quite proud that I managed to prove that you don't have to be able to afford drama school or have the right connections to do well. "

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

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" 'Skins' is actually a part of who I am as a person, so I was really focused on making sure the scripts and the story lines were right. "

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" 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. "

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" I'd like to think that even if I wasn't acting professionally, I would still be doing it for free. It helps me get through the day. "

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" On 'Skins,' we only ever filmed for a couple of months in the summer. When I wasn't on set, I was doing my normal things. "

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" I think if someone was really rude to me in an audition, even someone quite important, I think I'd be, 'What are you doing? Don't talk to me like that!' "

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" I would have loved the opportunity to have gone to drama school, but it just didn't work out for me; there are always several paths, and there's a reason why I've been down this path. "

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" My hair was always frizzy. I always wanted to be blonde with lovely straight hair. I was very skinny. I was quite tomboyish, just very quiet. I always wanted to fit in; I just couldn't. "

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" 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. "

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