Daisy Ridley Opens Up About Getting Lucky at Her 'Star Wars' Audition

Daisy Ridley is on the cover of the latest issue of Porter, out now.

Here’s what the 27-year-old Star Wars actress had to say…

On being in the spotlight: “Ninety percent of the time, I’m so grateful; the other ten percent, I’m like [fake crying], ‘This is so scary!’”

On getting lucky at the audition and knowing things could have been different: “I’m not blind to the fact that if I’d auditioned on a different day, or worn something else… I did my hair in French plaits for the first audition, and I remember Nina [Gold, the casting director] saying: ‘Imagine if you hadn’t worn the French braids. What would have happened?’ I can’t help but think what a strange thing this has been.”

On still finding the intrusion to her personal life challenging: “I remember coming out of the toilet at the first premiere and people were staring at me. It was really strange. I couldn’t figure out why they were looking. I always find the sudden intrusion difficult to navigate. But I am getting better at it.”

On no longer talking about her personal life: “The things I was initially happy to talk about have changed. The boundaries around what’s yours and what’s other people’s start to drift.”

For more from Daisy Ridley, head to net-a-porter.com.