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OR SOMEONE so young, actress-model Pevita Pearce has a discernment and self-knowledge that belie her 21 years. In a world teeming with attitude divas, she is refreshingly down-to-earth: at the end of the interview, she inquires, point-blank, '€œWas the conversation good for you, too?'€ Up next on the big screen is period piece Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck (The Sinking of the Van Der Wijck) opposite Reza Rahadian, but Pevita is also intent on expanding her accessories line, Hippearce, and making waves in fashion design.

My best trait '€¦
I'€™m humble.

And my worst '€¦
My ego.

One skill I wish I had '€¦
Singing.

Before I accept a movie project '€¦
I read the fi rst 10 pages of a script. It'€™s like meeting a person. After five or 10 minutes you can catch the feeling, the emotion, the aura.

The key to success is '€¦
Say '€œI will'€, not '€œI want to'€. And once you say it and you listen to your words, it will become a habit.

My beauty secret '€¦
Drink lots of water. Especially when I'€™m shooting, I can drink six liters of water.

I am proudest of '€¦
I just bought my own car with my own money. I'€™ve been saving up since high school.

What makes me happy '€¦
When people around me are happy.

And sad '€¦
Being away from my sister, who is in Palembang and is three years old.

Being in front of the camera '€¦
Captures my emotions, and I can see if I'€™m being honest in my character, or am I still being half Pevita, half someone else.

The role I really want to play '€¦
Anything. Every character is unique and we can make it even more unique with the director'€™s agreement.

A good way to break the ice with a new acquaintance '€¦
Know their background so you can mix and match with your own. I Google people.

Money is important for '€¦
Food, clothing and shelter. Buy what you need, not what you want.

A good movie is '€¦
One you relate to and that inspires you.

What motivates me '€¦
My mom. She is a single mother [...] and she is a walking Wikipedia. She knows everything.

My career has taught me '€¦
Everything that you do in the entertainment business '€“ it'€™s all fake. Don'€™t live in it.

To relieve stress '€¦
I just pray and I spend time with my mom, that'€™s the most important thing. When I feel really low, who else can I turn to but my mom and the Creator?

My worst social media habit '€¦
Narcissism, taking pictures of myself. I'€™m a selfi e girl.

One of my hidden talents '€¦
Rapping. And dancing.

My favorite city in the world '€¦
Paris. No, London. This is hard! The personal quality I most

admire '€¦
People who are very, very peaceful inside and out '€“ it'€™s the best aura.

+ Kindra Cooper