As beautiful as cinema is, it’s a massive part of the problem of why we look at ourselves in the way we do.
FLORENCE PUGHI was acting with all my childhood heroes: Meryl Streep, Saoirse Ronan, all of those amazing women.
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I played Mary at the age of seven in my first nativity play, and I loved it – there is something so fascinating about embodying someone else.
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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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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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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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The fact that I’ve been nominated for a BAFTA is insane.
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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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The women I’m attracted to playing I hope will mean something to someone.
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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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If you ever want to be interrogated, get Michael Shannon to do it. He’s an amazing man. I loved working with him.
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My dad still collects newspaper clippings about me.
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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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I think you’re always attracted by characters that are a little bit like you, or at least the worst parts of you that you can finally accept and say, ‘All right, at least I know that now!’
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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 think there’s always some good reason to try and modernize most period things, because at the end of the day, they may have,
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Throughout my life, I’ve been that annoying kid on every stage at school, in every talent contest.
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