We actually did perform it in front of all those thousands of people. And just beforehand, we had a little dress rehearsal, and there were all these famous wrestlers going around and watching as well. Terrifying.
FLORENCE PUGHI am learning on every job I do. There is something new every time.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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Why shouldn’t there be more epic, brilliant female characters onscreen?
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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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I want women on-screen that we all either want to be, or we know, or we recognize.
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As an actor, it’s very interesting to make the audience love you while you are doing horrendous things.
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I have learned how to wrestle. You end up battered and blue – but so happy.
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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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Something that I’ve always been really keen on representing is some honesty with the way that we view ourselves.
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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 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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I don’t want to feel like I have to change myself or my image.
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Do we need to have a female Bond? Couldn’t we just make something new?
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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.
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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 was acting with all my childhood heroes: Meryl Streep, Saoirse Ronan, all of those amazing women.
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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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