I played Mary at the age of seven in my first nativity play, and I loved it – there is something so fascinating about embodying someone else.
FLORENCE PUGHEverybody’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.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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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 hate it when I see the wrong person in massive roles, so for me, my biggest fear would be accepting a role I thought I wouldn’t find the rhythm of.
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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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The Kate Winslet thing has been a shocker. I was like, that is the most ridiculous claim.
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I do like a bit of danger. Guns, cars, running, bullets. I’m up for it.
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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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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 don’t want to feel like I have to change myself or my image.
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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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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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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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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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I grew up in a very loud and dramatic household, and we loved being in the spotlight.
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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 love Le Carre’s writing.
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