For modeling, I was always creating characters. I dress like a tomboy. So, when I’d go into a shoot, there’d be all these dresses, and I’d say to myself, ‘Okay, this isn’t me. It’s somebody else. So, who is this person?’ Acting is the next level of that.
AGYNESS DEYNI never knew modelling was what I wanted to do. I was just meandering through life having fun, having a laugh with my friends.
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I felt like it was really about people and how decisions and circumstances can change relationships.
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I don’t expect that because I was successful in one field that I will then get a ride of passage into another.
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When you’re young, you say it how it is, and even your views are, like, ‘This is totally the truth’, ‘cos you don’t know any difference, so there’s a real confidence in your way of thinking.
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For me, being onstage for an hour and a half, my confidence was really huge for me. Doing eight shows a week for a run.
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I can’t just settle for anybody. The fact is I’m choosy, but mainly about a man’s character. He has to be interesting, funny and clever. I don’t even mind if he’s not very good-looking.
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Something just happens. Everything changes for a reason.
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I was like: “I’m actually doing this.” And now I feel more confident going into something.
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I’ve never had formal drama-school training; I’ve just picked things up as I’ve gone along.
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I had a really small role (playing goddess Aphrodite), and I was only working for just over a week with Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson.
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I’d done a few short films before and thought acting was really creative, but when I worked with those guys, I was just like: “Wow!” They had such fun and freedom. They were trying things and stretching themselves. It was so inspiring that I was like: “I definitely want to do this!”
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I’m all alone. There has been no man in my life for several months now and although it would be nice to have a boyfriend.
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If you have a connection to someone, it doesn’t matter what their exterior is.
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You can never become that thing, because it’s such a projection.
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It is captivating, isn’t it? England has such a great scene of electronic music, and I think that was very prominent in Pusher, and the nightlife was the beat of the film.
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Well, I suppose I’ve never really had a lifestyle that needs upkeep. I don’t get cabs; I’m on the Tube with my Oyster card.
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