Personally, your physical self fits. [It’s] inescapable whenever you're playing a character. That, and imagination and everything. It's always a sign that I should do something if it scares me.
How did you see your character? Did you see her as a little girl lost?
Well, the way I saw her is what I did. People can take away what they
want. I came to it. I don't know. I had a lot of ideas and had a lot of
people I sort of stole from.
Do you see her as damaged in some way?
I don't know. The way I see her is how I did it. So, I don't know.
With your beauty, and in particular after this movie, you’re going to become an Internet sex icon. What are your thoughts on that?
Just my ass... Yeah, I'm not scared. I'm brave, I think. I
think I've reached a point that I'm not so reliant on my… I think I've
gotten to a point in my life where everything I do is active rather than
reactive. I'm not doing things to prove anything that I'm like or unlike
what other people think of me. That makes me comfortable with whatever
people walk away with. I can still carry on my own life without being hurt.
How do you feel about “Star Wars” being over?
It was a big chunk of my life - 10 years from the time I [first started working on “Star Wars”] to the time the next film comes out. So, as with all phases in life, it's
both sad because you're not going to go back and see the same people and
then exciting as to what is ahead.
Is the last film of the trilogy more intense?
As far as from filming, yes. It's darker. Yeah, it was really intense.
We worked really hard - Hayden [Christensen] and Ewan [McGregor] were both amazing. And Ian McDiarmid. We all worked hard and hopefully we'll see a good movie when it comes out.
Was it refreshing to get back to acting with sets and not green screens?
Oh yes, definitely.
Now that you’re done with school and open to other things, would you commit to a career in acting?
I really love acting, but I just want to do interesting things, not just
through my characters. So there's many things I'd like to explore and try
and see.
Will you take time off to do other things?
I take time off all the time. I only do like one or two movies a year.
It's a very, very lucky job to have because it's wonderful, but also affords
you a great deal of time to live and to see.
