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I never knew modelling was what I wanted to do. I was just meandering through life having fun, having a laugh with my friends.

Agyness Deyn

I don’t think a name defines the core of who you are.
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Modelling is only about the look. In acting, it’s the feel that matters.
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I was obsessed with those films in my teens. I remember watching ‘Badlands’ and being amazed that there were these scenes in which nobody said anything and the silence told the whole story.
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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 can’t do modeling disconnected. And I thought, “What do I like? What do I love about modeling?”
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It is so inspiring when you come across a woman who is very strong and dedicated and is amazing at what they do. That’s how I feel about Meryl Streep.
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And what I love is that it’s such a creative process, with a bunch of people, and I wanted that more, which is how the acting thing came about.
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To be supportive of myself, I have to go with what I want to do. I started acting and I was so mesmerized.
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I know I’m no Whitney Houston.
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I suppose each project is a new thing, so there’s all this excitement and nerves about this new thing.
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Anyone would be up for a little bit of a change. It is so rewarding to do a movie, and so enjoyable. It’s hard work, but really wonderful.
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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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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.
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My mum used to always dress me and my sister in matching Laura Ashley dresses. And I’d be like, ‘Mum, I just wanna wear my Doc Martens!
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I wish it were different, but my body clock wakes me up between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. I was even talking yesterday about how, if I want to get enough sleep, I have to be in bed at 10. That means I’m totally a grandma.
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I definitely believe that love conquers all, yes.
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Not just in modeling, but in society, there’s so much pressure about what a woman should be, and, of course, it’s just so unobtainable.
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I dont have that many friends.
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I 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 don’t really go to fashion parties; they’re not my scene.
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I think that you can’t fake doing the job. All I want to do is deliver. That’s my focus.
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For modelling, you have to be such a strong person in a way – or seen to be a strong person, do you know what I mean? But in acting you have to get in touch with all the vulnerability that you carry.
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I get on with all my exes, so there’s nothing I need to forget about. I don’t know – life is shorter than it seems.
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If you have a connection to someone, it doesn’t matter what their exterior is.
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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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Being such a tomboy growing up, that was one thing that changed me as a person, as well. It broadened me, like me cracking myself open in a certain way.
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I think modelling was like the university of life, really. You get to travel but you get thrown into this adult world, which is kind of quite scary.
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I 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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