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The 23-year-old plays scavenger Rey in "The Force Awakens", a
central character in the sci-fi movie. The reality of getting such a
coveted role has not yet sunk in for the actress, whose past credits
include a few television series appearances.
"It's not ever something I pictured so it's a very odd thing, very
odd," Ridley told Reuters in an interview.
"When I first got cast, no one could know, so it's three months of
me going 'alright I can deal with this, this is me'," she said. "And
then everyone else knew, and it was like 'OK, there's a few more
people to deal with now'."
"The Force Awakens", the first "Star Wars" film in 10 years, also
stars the saga's old hands Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark
Hamill as well as newcomers John Boyega and Oscar winner Lupita
Nyong'o.
"I started auditioning two years ago ... and it took like seven
months and five auditions and then I got cast," Ridley said. "I
think they were just seeing many, many girls because obviously, if
they weren't, then I would never have been seen."
Details have been kept secret ahead of the film's premiere in Los
Angeles on Monday except for a few outlines about the characters.
"It's incredibly funny but touching and the story obviously is
character-led, so there's all of the fun stuff," Ridley said. "And
then there's just a wonderful human story at the center of it."
Ridley is one of the few people who has seen the film ahead of its
premiere. She said her reaction after was unexpected.
"I pretended that I was fine for about an hour and then got in the
car and wept the whole way to the airport," she said. "Many, many
tears."
(Reporting By Rollo Ross in Los Angeles; Writing by Marie-Louise
Gumuchian in London; Editing by Tom Heneghan)
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