To be supportive of myself, I have to go with what I want to do. I started acting and I was so mesmerized.
AGYNESS DEYNI didn’t hate it, but I was yearning to do something different. I was on a gradient. It was a gradual thing.
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When I first started modelling, as I was walking down the catwalk I just thought,
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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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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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Fashion isn’t me, even though I work in it. It’s just materialistic stuff.
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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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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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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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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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I just want to do whatever makes me happy…Like being totally conscious. Laughing is, like, my favorite thing to do. Being with friends, having fun…being a bit daft.
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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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I was like: “I’m actually doing this.” And now I feel more confident going into something.
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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’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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You watch her, and you can’t help but notice all of that about her. She’s so influential.
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I don’t think a name defines the core of who you are.
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