I think the thriller aspect of this film [Fifty Shades Darker] is what excited me most.
BELLA HEATHCOTEI think working in the industry, I’d be pretty nervous to have a celebrity crush. I’d be pretty nervous if my boyfriend did as well because inevitably you’d end up working with them and then it would feel very suspicious.
More Bella Heathcote Quotes
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I was always into performing and dancing as a kid and acting was a safe place to have all my feelings, which is good as a child.
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I was a huge nerd in high school. Sure, I socialized – but I was definitely a nerd.
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I did get a letter which was pretty alarming once. Well, it was sent to the Fifty Shades production office. And it was pretty … I’d say interesting. I don’t really want to go into that. But otherwise the response has been good, thankfully.
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My style icon has always been my mom. I feel like she was always sophisticated and effortless and looked really well put together without trying too hard.
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Acting is different all the time. When you’re on set, different films, or just even in between, it’s never the same. I think that’s one of the things I love about it.
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I first got into acting when I was about 12. I started doing speech and drama lessons. All my friends were doing it at the time and my dad encouraged it. He encouraged any extracurricular activity.
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Physically stalking as opposed to Instagram stalking, which was kind of great. Leila [from Fifty Shades Darker ] puts my Insta stalking into perspective.
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In Australia, everyone gets a nickname and people started calling me “Izzy” and I hated it so I just adopted Bella.
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I definitely don’t get recognized so I don’t have to deal with that.
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I have a bit of a lava lamp fetish. They are kind of hideous, but there is something so therapeutic about them.
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[Christian from the Fifty Shades Darker] is definitely a good person. I mean, he’s flawed like all of us, you know? And I guess all of his wounds or his trauma, he acts out sexually. Which is pretty normal. People have different wounds, people act different things out.
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I think for me, home needs to be a sanctuary. I need to feel like I’ve escaped the day when I get home.
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I’m just a psycho myself. I loved playing Leila [from Fifty Shades Darker], taking on [a character] who’s completely unhinged. I saw her as a girl who’s grief-stricken and she just doesn’t have the tools to cope. Grief and heartbreak, it makes you do some pretty crazy things.
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All on-set kisses are weird, no matter who it is, especially with people standing around coughing and sneezing. It’s very uncomfortable!
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I’m always listening to music to pump myself up.
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