I hope to create characters that people want to watch – and they either want to be or are, or it’s something that they recognize.
FLORENCE PUGHI like a role where some of the character’s motivations are confusing or at least interesting.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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There’s a reason why there’s a problem with bodies, and it’s because you never actually get to see any normal versions of them.
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I don’t want to feel like I have to change myself or my image.
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I know that my way of tackling a character is very different.
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I’m a bit of a gypsy. I live everywhere; I live out of a bag.
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When you’re given a platform, and you’re allowed to perform, and someone’s there to heighten you as opposed to dampen you, that’s a nice feeling.
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Feisty women are my calling!
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There’s always going to be pressure, and there’s always going to be an area where you disappoint. As a storyteller, you have to understand that.
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For me, I really appreciate seeing real bodies on screen, that variation, not the same frames we saw for the majority of our upbringing, making us feel like we have to look that way.
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What audiences love with series is that they can invest in characters for such a long period of time, and it’s the same for actors. You can truly tell your story; then it’s done.
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What I’ve noticed about Hollywood is, if you go out there shouting about who you are, they will love you for it. But if you go out not knowing what it is that you’re representing, and you are just a canvas, they will make you into the thing they need you to be.
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With ‘Lady Macbeth,’ I had two other things offered to me, and they would have also been very fun, but you just have to figure that out. And then you do it.
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Every time ‘Lady Macbeth’ and everyone involved in the film gets nominated, it’s amazing.
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Everybody’s story of getting into the industry is just as difficult as the next person. Whether you come from money or no money, it’s not easy… you have to offer yourself; you can’t expect someone to get you.
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Why shouldn’t there be more epic, brilliant female characters onscreen?
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Something that I’ve always been really keen on representing is some honesty with the way that we view ourselves.
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