I’d done a few short films before and thought acting was really creative, but when I worked with those guys, I was just like: “Wow!” They had such fun and freedom. They were trying things and stretching themselves. It was so inspiring that I was like: “I definitely want to do this!”
AGYNESS DEYNNot just in modeling, but in society, there’s so much pressure about what a woman should be, and, of course, it’s just so unobtainable.
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I’m just learning and growing, and overcoming the fear.
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It is captivating, isn’t it? England has such a great scene of electronic music, and I think that was very prominent in Pusher, and the nightlife was the beat of the film.
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I think it was four years ago when my feelings were changing towards the industry.
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I don’t know what to expect for the next thing. There are always different people. It’s interesting.
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You can never become that thing, because it’s such a projection.
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Anyone would be up for a little bit of a change. It is so rewarding to do a movie, and so enjoyable. It’s hard work, but really wonderful.
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I was obsessed with those films in my teens. I remember watching ‘Badlands’ and being amazed that there were these scenes in which nobody said anything and the silence told the whole story.
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I’m not oblivious to that connotation of changing careers, so I’m just going in and doing the job.
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If you have a connection to someone, it doesn’t matter what their exterior is.
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My mum used to always dress me and my sister in matching Laura Ashley dresses. And I’d be like, ‘Mum, I just wanna wear my Doc Martens!
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I’d like a relationship that was like two tree trunks side by side, strong but independent.
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I never knew modelling was what I wanted to do. I was just meandering through life having fun, having a laugh with my friends.
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I don’t expect that because I was successful in one field that I will then get a ride of passage into another.
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I’m like a boomerang, I always come back.
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For modeling, I was always creating characters. I dress like a tomboy. So, when I’d go into a shoot, there’d be all these dresses, and I’d say to myself, ‘Okay, this isn’t me. It’s somebody else. So, who is this person?’ Acting is the next level of that.
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