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.
AGYNESS DEYNWhen 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 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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You can never become that thing, because it’s such a projection.
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Laughing is, like, my favorite thing to do.
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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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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 love ‘Breathless,’ and ‘Paris, Texas,’ and ‘Badlands.’
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Every single thing is like a new thing, so it’s never what I expect.
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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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If you have a connection to someone, it doesn’t matter what their exterior is.
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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 can’t do modeling disconnected. And I thought, “What do I like? What do I love about modeling?”
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I feel like every project that I’ve been doing, I’ve learned something about myself. It’s like I’ve cracked something, or my vision of myself has gotten wider.
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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’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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Modelling is only about the look. In acting, it’s the feel that matters.
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