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 PUGHEverybody’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.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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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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Throughout my life, I’ve been that annoying kid on every stage at school, in every talent contest.
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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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The fact that I’ve been nominated for a BAFTA is insane.
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During the Me Too breakthrough, I was hanging out with Emma Thompson and Emily Watson – two people I’ve looked up to my entire life. Talking to those women was so empowering.
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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?’
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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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I think it’s good to not edit your life too much, or you give people different standards.
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Wearing a corset is extremely uncomfortable.
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When I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women.
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I got a really good insight into the world of wrestling.
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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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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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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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I have been enormously lucky. My first role was in a great film by a woman director.
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