Colin Farrell has tipped "amazing" teen actress Q'Orianka Kilcher as Hollywood's brightest rising star, after being impressed by her "soulfulness".
The 29-year-old star was amazed by the then-14-year-old Kilcher's acting ability when they filmed the The New World, and spent hours encouraging her to give great performances.
He says: "They were asking her to embody the spirit of America, and you don't put that on somebody's shoulders lightly.
"Having watched her, I think she can do anything. She has a soulfulness that goes way beyond her years.
"In a word, she's amazing."
Kilcher, now 15, says: "Since I was little, I was a perfectionist, and Colin taught me acting wasn't about being perfect, that an actor should never take themselves too seriously.
"It took a burden off my shoulders."