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.
FLORENCE PUGHIn ‘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.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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What audiences love with series is that they can invest in characters for such a long period of time, and it’s the same for actors. You can truly tell your story; then it’s done.
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We tend to kind of write women out of history.
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I’ve been told to be skinny before – it’s already happened, but it’s up to you to either listen or say no. I’m not listening.
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When I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women.
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I have been enormously lucky. My first role was in a great film by a woman director.
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That, 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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I like a face that hasn’t been tampered with.
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Wearing a corset is extremely uncomfortable.
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Why aren’t there these epic roles for women, for whatever age you are?
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You are hugely responsible for people following you. You need to work out why you are posting, what the message is, and what you are doing to these people.
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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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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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I wrestled at the Staples Centre at ‘Monday Night Raw’ when I was 21 years old.
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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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Do we need to have a female Bond? Couldn’t we just make something new?
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