Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

Working-class actors have no identity. Our identity is playing every single poor person on 'Game Of Thrones.'

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

As much as it's really important, obviously, as a woman in the industry to be choosing the stories which represent women, you also have to keep an eye on the male side.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

And if I have kids one day, I can tell them that I was famous on Instagram, which is really funny, and they will think that I'm really lame. Everything is temporary.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

I'm 25, but I look like I'm 16 so I don't really don't consider age personally.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

There isn't a right or wrong way to be depressed, anxious, or struggle with PTSD. Mental health challenges manifest differently for different people, and it's important that people see that on-screen.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

I'm one of those people when I see a homeless person on the street, I want to know their story. There's a reason they got there.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

I can't lie - I have one of those faces where you can tell. It's expressive and lends itself to being cheeky. I always tell the truth even when I should probably tell a white lie.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

I think I worked way harder for the female directors than the male ones. There's nothing like women challenging each other to really make you do your best.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

So many people's parents separate and for my generation it is very normal. But I remember feeling as though nobody ever spoke about it.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

If you discover that a role isn't complex, you can speak to somebody about it and they'll help you push it when you're on set.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

There's a tendency to still show women as being one way or the other - you're either soft and shy or you're really ballsy and funny, but I think that we're everything.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

Part of my job is getting dressed up and having my picture taken and the best way of dealing with that is finding a way of enjoying it.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

I like taking risks with things.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

But as a kid you take it very personally when your parents divorce.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

I just used to go to the same auditions with all these other kids I went to school with. I didn't feel like I was really good at acting. I didn't feel like I was a really talented person that needed to be doing this.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

So I would like my wedding day to be low-key. And maybe I would not wear a wedding dress but something chic and simple, like vintage Chanel.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

You've got to support male stories and healthy male relationships and things. You can't just be a woman that is only want to support female stories or a guy that's only wanting to support guy stories. It needs to all mix again.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

I have stage fright really badly.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

I have a fear of people... Some days you just don't really want the attention of everybody looking at you. And it makes you feel insecure.

Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden

Creating boundaries for yourself is healthy. A lot of panic attacks, in my experience, can be stopped by actually saying to somebody, 'Sorry I can't actually do this because I feel uncomfortable.'