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 PUGHWhen I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women.
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I’ve tried not to get too bogged down by what people want you to be.
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The whole wrestling art, it’s a whole form, is performance, and that’s what makes it so exciting to do.
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As an actor, it’s very interesting to make the audience love you while you are doing horrendous things.
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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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I think it’s so interesting which ways your career can go. I would have been a completely different actor doing a completely different story, and I would have missed ‘Lady Macbeth.’
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My dad still collects newspaper clippings about me.
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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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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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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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I like a role where some of the character’s motivations are confusing or at least interesting.
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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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I used to reenact ‘Titanic’ all the time.
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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 got a really good insight into the world of wrestling.
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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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