I was like: “I’m actually doing this.” And now I feel more confident going into something.
AGYNESS DEYNI was like: “I’m actually doing this.” And now I feel more confident going into something.
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.
AGYNESS DEYNEverything about acting drives me and gives me the need to really try it. It’s an evolution – doing the same thing for 12 years is kind of a chunk.
AGYNESS DEYNSomething just happens. Everything changes for a reason.
AGYNESS DEYNI’m just learning and growing, and overcoming the fear.
AGYNESS DEYNIf you have a connection to someone, it doesn’t matter what their exterior is.
AGYNESS DEYNBeing 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.
AGYNESS DEYNFor me, being onstage for an hour and a half, my confidence was really huge for me. Doing eight shows a week for a run.
AGYNESS DEYNAnd 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.
AGYNESS DEYNI’m like a boomerang, I always come back.
AGYNESS DEYNI think it was four years ago when my feelings were changing towards the industry.
AGYNESS DEYNI 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.
AGYNESS DEYNMy 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!
AGYNESS DEYNI’m not oblivious to that connotation of changing careers, so I’m just going in and doing the job.
AGYNESS DEYNA lot of stuff written about me is rubbish. I don’t know where they get it from, sometimes.
AGYNESS DEYNFashion isn’t me, even though I work in it. It’s just materialistic stuff.
AGYNESS DEYN