That, for me, actually is the most important thing about doing a period film is trying to make these people as lovable as they are back then.
FLORENCE PUGHThe fact that I’ve been nominated for a BAFTA is insane.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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I don’t want to feel like I have to change myself or my image.
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I grew up in a very loud family where you had to fight to get your voice heard, in a good way.
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I can’t remember a Friday when I was younger when I wasn’t eating a pizza, flirting with the barman.
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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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That’s something I’ve always appreciated watching actors that I’ve looked up to, is when they look like you and me, or they have a funny elbow, or they have, you know, a hairy face.
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Someone asked if I wanted to be the first female Bond, and I was saying that I don’t think we necessarily need that whole conversation.
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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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The Silence of the Lambs’ is my favourite book, favourite film.
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If you look at it, the corset is a very beautiful item, but when I put one on, I realized how little you could actually move.
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You never see a normal spot, a bag under the eye or an unplucked eyebrow, because that’s not how Hollywood works.
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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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As beautiful as cinema is, it’s a massive part of the problem of why we look at ourselves in the way we do.
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Girls have that wonderful thing where they try to throw each other off, not wanting to appear too eager.
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The whole wrestling art, it’s a whole form, is performance, and that’s what makes it so exciting to do.
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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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