When I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women.
FLORENCE PUGHWhy shouldn’t there be more epic, brilliant female characters onscreen?
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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Girls have that wonderful thing where they try to throw each other off, not wanting to appear too eager.
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Playing Paige, I felt I had to train to wrestle.
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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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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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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 like a face that hasn’t been tampered with.
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I can definitely hold my hands up and say wrestling wasn’t something that I grew up watching.
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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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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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I have learned how to wrestle. You end up battered and blue – but so happy.
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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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In order for us to appreciate this world, we have to be a bit more honest, and I hope I do that.
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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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Amazing, obviously. She’s been my idol since I re-enacted ‘Titanic’ and fell in love with Leo. And it’s a privilege to be called the next anything. But I suppose to be the next you is all you can do.
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