There was one moment when I was in L.A., and he was teaching me a move. I just looked at him, thinking, ‘Oh my God, I’m being taught to wrestle by Dwayne Johnson. What the hell?’
FLORENCE PUGHSometimes in the real world, there is fire between people.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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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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I like a face that hasn’t been tampered with.
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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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Feisty women are my calling!
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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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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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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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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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Something that I’ve always been really keen on representing is some honesty with the way that we view ourselves.
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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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Someone asked if I wanted to be the first female Bond, and I was saying that I don’t think we necessarily need that whole conversation.
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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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I’ve been told to be skinny before – it’s already happened, but it’s up to you to either listen or say no. I’m not listening.
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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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I know that my way of tackling a character is very different.
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