Actress Daisy Ridley on major 'Star Wars' role: 'It's very odd

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.