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.
FLORENCE PUGHI grew up in a very loud and dramatic household, and we loved being in the spotlight.
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The fact that I’ve been nominated for a BAFTA is insane.
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That’s something I’ve always appreciated watching actors that I’ve looked up to, is when they look like you and me, or they have a funny elbow, or they have, you know, a hairy face.
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My characters do have some fantastic taste in men.
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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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I really take my hat off to anybody that steps in the ring because it’s so hard – you’re competing against your friends, and you’re working in front of an audience who tells you exactly what they’re thinking.
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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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I got a really good insight into the world of wrestling.
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The Kate Winslet thing has been a shocker. I was like, that is the most ridiculous claim.
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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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Feisty women are my calling!
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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.
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I don’t think I’m going to be an international sex symbol. I mean, I know I’m not going to be an international sex symbol.
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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 suppose, used a different language or a different etiquette, but ultimately, these are still people that loved and breathed and lived and ate and weed and pooed just like we do now.
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The women I’m attracted to playing I hope will mean something to someone.
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It’s always shocking when you see a modern woman in a period story line. It doesn’t make sense.
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There’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.
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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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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.
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I think it’s good to not edit your life too much, or you give people different standards.
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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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Sometimes in the real world, there is fire between people.
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Every time ‘Lady Macbeth’ and everyone involved in the film gets nominated, it’s amazing.
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Why aren’t there these epic roles for women, for whatever age you are?
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Do we need to have a female Bond? Couldn’t we just make something new?
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I wrestled at the Staples Centre at ‘Monday Night Raw’ when I was 21 years old.
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