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.
FLORENCE PUGHWhen I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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I have learned how to wrestle. You end up battered and blue – but so happy.
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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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Something that I’ve always been really keen on representing is some honesty with the way that we view ourselves.
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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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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 think everyone’s always interested in playing a spy, right? That’s something we grow up admiring, which is so strange, but it’s just a very clever and quick world that we all want to be a part of.
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Why aren’t there these epic roles for women, for whatever age you are?
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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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Do we need to have a female Bond? Couldn’t we just make something new?
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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.
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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 want women on-screen that we all either want to be, or we know, or we recognize.
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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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I am learning on every job I do. There is something new every time.
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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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