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.
FLORENCE PUGHDo we need to have a female Bond? Couldn’t we just make something new?
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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I got a really good insight into the world of wrestling.
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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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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.
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I used to reenact ‘Titanic’ all the time.
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I’ve tried not to get too bogged down by what people want you to be.
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I have learned how to wrestle. You end up battered and blue – but so happy.
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If I can make my mark just a little bit, then great.
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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 want women on-screen that we all either want to be, or we know, or we recognize.
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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.
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And I’m a very physical person: I talk with my hands. And I felt how the clothes took that away from me. And that was the idea, I think. It was a way of limiting women.
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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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Every time ‘Lady Macbeth’ and everyone involved in the film gets nominated, it’s amazing.
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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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There’s a reason why there’s a problem with bodies, and it’s because you never actually get to see any normal versions of them.
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