United Kingdom, Oct. 4 -- Lily James creates a scent for each character she plays.

The 36-year-old actress said her unique ritual makes her focus.

Lily told the new issue of Britain's HELLO! magazine: "Every day, when I'm getting ready, I spray whatever it is on, and suddenly it takes you to a place and focuses you.

"Scent is so seductive. I like to either spray scents that are already made, or I'll create one and put it together."

The star plays Whitney Wolfe Herd - the founder and CEO of the dating app Bumble - in the entrepreneur's biopic Swiped, and Lily said there is added pressure in playing a real-life person compared to a fictional character.

Lily explained: "With a real person, first and foremost, you want to do them justice...