There was one moment when I was in L.A., and he was teaching me a move. I just looked at him, thinking, ‘Oh my God, I’m being taught to wrestle by Dwayne Johnson. What the hell?’
FLORENCE PUGHThe whole wrestling art, it’s a whole form, is performance, and that’s what makes it so exciting to do.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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The Falling’ was a big, flashy, bizarre experience. I kept on saying at the time it was a fluke because I did the audition, and I didn’t think anything would come of it.
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In order for us to appreciate this world, we have to be a bit more honest, and I hope I do that.
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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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If people are noticing the hard work I’m doing, then that’s a wonderful thing.
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I found out I got ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ and my BAFTA nomination in quick succession, and I just didn’t expect it to be like that. I thought there would be a lot more time in between. It’s been an overwhelming experience.
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I got a really good insight into the world of wrestling.
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I can definitely hold my hands up and say wrestling wasn’t something that I grew up watching.
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I like a role where some of the character’s motivations are confusing or at least interesting.
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We’re learning things every decade we grow through, and ultimately, you do end up with a different way of looking at things.
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I grew up in a very loud and dramatic household, and we loved being in the spotlight.
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I always did a lot of singing and dancing, so I am glad it worked out that way. I would like to study stage acting at some point, though.
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The biggest thing about ‘Lady Macbeth’ is the fact that people are so surprised that this woman is so amazing, and really, it shouldn’t be so amazing that this incredible character is on our screens.
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And I’m a very physical person: I talk with my hands. And I felt how the clothes took that away from me. And that was the idea, I think. It was a way of limiting women.
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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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I suppose, used a different language or a different etiquette, but ultimately, these are still people that loved and breathed and lived and ate and weed and pooed just like we do now.
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