Adria Arjona feels she's been 'saved' by acting school

Adria Arjona feels she's been "saved" by acting school.

The 33-year-old actress studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City during her teenage years, and Adria relished the experience, as she learned to "express" herself through acting.

The film star told Collider: "Acting school kind of saved me.

"I had a pretty rough upbringing. There were parts there that were not the happiest, and acting really came in and saved me and taught me how to express myself through what I do."

Adria was initially unsure what she wanted to do in her career. However, her dad thought she was perfectly suited to acting.

The Hollywood star shared: "Every movie made me want to be something else or learn a new task. One day, my dad was like, ‘I don't know exactly what you think you're going to be, but I think you might be an actor.'"

Adria has starred in a host of high-profile projects in recent years, including 'Hit Man', 'Blink Twice' and 'Pacific Rim Uprising'.

And the actress has always embraced the opportunity to "play different characters" on screen.

She explained: "Every job you take, you're telling a story to the world of the kind of artist that you are, so you have to stick to your guns and be really truthful to what you believe in.

"It's mostly, also, for me, to not be bored, right? To play different characters and to show the world that I'm more than just one thing."