I want women on-screen that we all either want to be, or we know, or we recognize.
FLORENCE PUGHFor 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.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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I wanted to go to drama school, but when I got the part in ‘Falling,’ I got an agent, so it seemed a good idea to work.
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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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You never see a normal spot, a bag under the eye or an unplucked eyebrow, because that’s not how Hollywood works.
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We tend to kind of write women out of history.
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I know that my way of tackling a character is very different.
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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 wrestled at the Staples Centre at ‘Monday Night Raw’ when I was 21 years old.
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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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When you’re given a platform, and you’re allowed to perform, and someone’s there to heighten you as opposed to dampen you, that’s a nice feeling.
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We actually did perform it in front of all those thousands of people. And just beforehand, we had a little dress rehearsal, and there were all these famous wrestlers going around and watching as well. Terrifying.
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Lady Macbeth’ is a great opportunity for me to prove that maybe the outcome of ‘The Falling’ was not necessarily a fluke.
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If people are noticing the hard work I’m doing, then that’s a wonderful thing.
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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 fact that I’ve been nominated for a BAFTA is insane.
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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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And I’m a very physical person: I talk with my hands. And I felt how the clothes took that away from me. And that was the idea, I think. It was a way of limiting women.
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I’m a bit of a gypsy. I live everywhere; I live out of a bag.
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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 grew up in a very loud and dramatic household, and we loved being in the spotlight.
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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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I like a face that hasn’t been tampered with.
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I found out I got ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ and my BAFTA nomination in quick succession, and I just didn’t expect it to be like that. I thought there would be a lot more time in between. It’s been an overwhelming experience.
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Feisty women are my calling!
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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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I don’t want to feel like I have to change myself or my image.
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If you look at it, the corset is a very beautiful item, but when I put one on, I realized how little you could actually move.
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