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 PUGHI love all of Kate Winslet’s characters. And Natalie Portman. If I can have a smidgen of what they’ve done, that would be awesome.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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When you’re given a platform, and you’re allowed to perform, and someone’s there to heighten you as opposed to dampen you, that’s a nice feeling.
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Why shouldn’t there be more epic, brilliant female characters onscreen?
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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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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 grew up in a very loud and dramatic household, and we loved being in the spotlight.
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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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I think it’s so interesting which ways your career can go. I would have been a completely different actor doing a completely different story, and I would have missed ‘Lady Macbeth.’
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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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My characters do have some fantastic taste in men.
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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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You are hugely responsible for people following you. You need to work out why you are posting, what the message is, and what you are doing to these people.
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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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I can’t remember a Friday when I was younger when I wasn’t eating a pizza, flirting with the barman.
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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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If you ever want to be interrogated, get Michael Shannon to do it. He’s an amazing man. I loved working with him.
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