I’ve tried not to get too bogged down by what people want you to be.
FLORENCE PUGHThat, for me, actually is the most important thing about doing a period film is trying to make these people as lovable as they are back then.
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There was one moment when I was in L.A., and he was teaching me a move. I just looked at him, thinking, ‘Oh my God, I’m being taught to wrestle by Dwayne Johnson. What the hell?’
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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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The Silence of the Lambs’ is my favourite book, favourite film.
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During the Me Too breakthrough, I was hanging out with Emma Thompson and Emily Watson – two people I’ve looked up to my entire life. Talking to those women was so empowering.
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The fact that I’ve been nominated for a BAFTA is insane.
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In ‘Fighting With My Family,’ there’s a scene where I have to wrestle; I have to do the famous fight between Paige and AJ Lee.
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I’m a bit of a gypsy. I live everywhere; I live out of a bag.
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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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For me, I really appreciate seeing real bodies on screen, that variation, not the same frames we saw for the majority of our upbringing, making us feel like we have to look that way.
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Something that I’ve always been really keen on representing is some honesty with the way that we view ourselves.
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The biggest thing about ‘Lady Macbeth’ is the fact that people are so surprised that this woman is so amazing, and really, it shouldn’t be so amazing that this incredible character is on our screens.
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I love watching faces as they grow up. It’s the difference between so many strong British actresses compared to what America does to women.
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If people are noticing the hard work I’m doing, then that’s a wonderful thing.
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I can’t remember a Friday when I was younger when I wasn’t eating a pizza, flirting with the barman.
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Someone asked if I wanted to be the first female Bond, and I was saying that I don’t think we necessarily need that whole conversation.
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