Saoirse Ronan ready for independence

London: `Byzantium` star Saoirse Ronan is no longer chaperoned by her parents on film sets as she is ready to look after herself while filming on location.

The 19-year-old actress has been acting since the age of 10 and for her latest role in `The Grand Budapest Hotel`, Ronan decided to venture to the set alone, reported Contactmusic. "I want to be able to look after myself. I felt strongly about making my own food and doing my own washing. I wouldn`t go down the route of having an assistant. I don`t want to be like that. I want to be normal," she said. Growing up in the movie industry, the Irish beauty - who shot to fame starring in `Atonement` alongside Keira Knightley, said she is more comfortable around adults but has never lost her youthful, playful nature. "I`ve always been quite mature because of the way my parents brought me up. They were very good at talking to me like a person rather than a baby. I was more comfortable with adults rather than actually being an adult child. "I don`t think I ever lost that child-like quality. I was never one of those kids, and I`ve seen them, who act like an adult on set. I don`t want to be that kind of person. I enjoyed it too much to be that serious," Ronan said. PTI