I hope to create characters that people want to watch – and they either want to be or are, or it’s something that they recognize.
FLORENCE PUGHI’ve tried not to get too bogged down by what people want you to be.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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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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Do we need to have a female Bond? Couldn’t we just make something new?
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The women I’m attracted to playing I hope will mean something to someone.
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We actually did perform it in front of all those thousands of people. And just beforehand, we had a little dress rehearsal, and there were all these famous wrestlers going around and watching as well. Terrifying.
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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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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 grew up in a very loud and dramatic household, and we loved being in the spotlight.
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Wearing a corset is extremely uncomfortable.
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What I’ve noticed about Hollywood is, if you go out there shouting about who you are, they will love you for it. But if you go out not knowing what it is that you’re representing, and you are just a canvas, they will make you into the thing they need you to be.
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We tend to kind of write women out of history.
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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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The fact that I’ve been nominated for a BAFTA is insane.
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We’re learning things every decade we grow through, and ultimately, you do end up with a different way of looking at things.
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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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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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