Kodi Smit-McPhee

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.

I think everyone has been different once in their life.

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 wouldn't mind doing my own film on the big screen. That'd be cool.

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 really like driving cars. I love car games.

My sister's an actor as well.

I like everything from hard-style techno to rock n' roll.

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.

Usually, I think, every film I've made has been a book, and I've always read it.

My dad reads the scripts and passes them on to me.

Actors shouldn't be scared. Don't get scared on film.

'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 not really sure if I have anything that inspires me.

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.

I think when you have to train an accent, it just takes you absolutely into another spectrum of the character.

You shouldn't fight change. You should be absolutely open to change.

I think 'Paranorman' was a great adventure.

I haven't done a lot of studio movies, but studio movies and independent films are always just as fun as each other.

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.