Hailee Steinfeld for Fashion Magazine March 2013

On the talks she had with her True Grit co-stars on set: “The conversations I had with Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and Jeff Bridges on set totally changed my life…they changed the way I approach acting. It was an incredible education. I kept a journal on set that carried through the first month. We took over 4,000 pictures – I was looking through them last night and I got chills.”

On having dinner with designer Miuccia Prada: “We went out for dinner in Paris and she asked me to sit beside her. They cleared out the restaurant – she’s like royalty there. I didn’t want to say much because I just wanted to hear her. Listening to Miuccia’s stories was kind of magical. Being a part of her world, even if only for a moment, made me feel cooler.”
 

On working Keira Knightley: “It was my first time filming on the streets of New York. It was very overwhelming – the paparazzi were surrounding us everywhere because the crew caught so much attention. I didn’t know how to handle it so I looked at Keira for help. She was just so graceful, so calm and collected.”

On not wanting to be put on a pedestal: “I think the second I get wrapped up in how to be a role-model, that’s when things may go wrong, At the end of the day after I finish work or school, I go home and I do everything that a normal teenager has to do. I’m really no different.”

On women in Hollywood: “There’s a new generation of women writing great roles and directing. It’s all coming up at once and I just want to be part of it.”

 Courtesy of Fashion Magazine