I want women on-screen that we all either want to be, or we know, or we recognize.
FLORENCE PUGHThere’s always going to be pressure, and there’s always going to be an area where you disappoint. As a storyteller, you have to understand that.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
-
-
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
The one thing that I always try and take with me, if there’s, like, a remake, or you’re doing something again, is that every generation has a new story to tell.
FLORENCE PUGH -
Wearing a corset is extremely uncomfortable.
FLORENCE PUGH -
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
I always did a lot of singing and dancing, so I am glad it worked out that way. I would like to study stage acting at some point, though.
FLORENCE PUGH -
The Falling’ was a big, flashy, bizarre experience. I kept on saying at the time it was a fluke because I did the audition, and I didn’t think anything would come of it.
FLORENCE PUGH -
I wrestled at the Staples Centre at ‘Monday Night Raw’ when I was 21 years old.
FLORENCE PUGH -
In order for us to appreciate this world, we have to be a bit more honest, and I hope I do that.
FLORENCE PUGH -
My characters do have some fantastic taste in men.
FLORENCE PUGH -
The Silence of the Lambs’ is my favourite book, favourite film.
FLORENCE PUGH -
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
Why aren’t there these epic roles for women, for whatever age you are?
FLORENCE PUGH -
If you ever want to be interrogated, get Michael Shannon to do it. He’s an amazing man. I loved working with him.
FLORENCE PUGH