Playing Paige, I felt I had to train to wrestle.
FLORENCE PUGHWhat I’ve noticed about Hollywood is, if you go out there shouting about who you are, they will love you for it. But if you go out not knowing what it is that you’re representing, and you are just a canvas, they will make you into the thing they need you to be.
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With ‘Lady Macbeth,’ I had two other things offered to me, and they would have also been very fun, but you just have to figure that out. And then you do it.
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Everybody’s story of getting into the industry is just as difficult as the next person. Whether you come from money or no money, it’s not easy… you have to offer yourself; you can’t expect someone to get you.
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When I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women.
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If you ever want to be interrogated, get Michael Shannon to do it. He’s an amazing man. I loved working with him.
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The women I’m attracted to playing I hope will mean something to someone.
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I am learning on every job I do. There is something new every time.
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Wearing a corset is extremely uncomfortable.
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I got a really good insight into the world of wrestling.
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What we don’t realise when we watch a normal film is how many times someone has run in just before a shot quickly to wipe away that sweaty moustache.
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There’s a reason why there’s a problem with bodies, and it’s because you never actually get to see any normal versions of them.
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I think there’s always some good reason to try and modernize most period things, because at the end of the day, they may have,
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I have learned how to wrestle. You end up battered and blue – but so happy.
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For me, it’s always been so obvious that the less we can edit our lives and more we show how normal we all are, the better.
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We’re learning things every decade we grow through, and ultimately, you do end up with a different way of looking at things.
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I hope to create characters that people want to watch – and they either want to be or are, or it’s something that they recognize.
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