Martin Scorsese wanted the whole cast of his movie, Hugo, to be made up of Britons. Moretz (an American) was so eager to land a part in a Scorsese film that she imitated a British accent at the audition and lied, saying that she was from England. However, the lie was later revealed when she thanked the director at the end of the audition, but Scorsese was impressed enough to cast her anyway.