Mia Wasikowska was a 'boring' child.
The 23-year-old actress insists she never set herself apart from the crowd when she was younger and was always happy to fit in with her peers.
She said: 'Growing up I was pretty boring, I was more of a follower than a leader; I didn't like showing off'.
And Mia - who began her film career aged just 15 - only fell into acting when she suffered an injury that called a halt to her main passion, dance.
She added to Italy's IO Donna magazine: 'I was very shy and spent all my time dancing. I used to dance up to 35 hours a week; it was the place where I found passion, friendship and experiences. Acting replaced dancing when I had to quit for a foot injury'.
And the 'Jane Eyre' star also admitted she has an uncool hobby - knitting.
She said: 'I love knitting. Oops, maybe I shouldn't have said that, it's not good for my image'.
