Ellen Page: 'Juno was big turning point'

Ellen Page has said that her Oscar-nominated role in Juno was a "big turning point" in her career.

The 23-year-old said that playing a pregnant teenager in the 2007 Diablo Cody penned film was a "huge gift" as an actress.

Page told the Guardian: "That was a big turning point for me. It was very unexpected. I was used to doing small, low-budget films and this just happened to be one small low-budget film that more than 100 people saw.

"I found it very strange to be suddenly talking about myself all the time and to be followed down the street. But it's been a huge gift too. To be in a position, at my age, where I am financially independent, I can help develop things, I can promote stuff that I believe in, I can say no a lot and spend time writing – that is a gift. I'm also exploring projects that interest me outside the film industry."