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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More Florence Pugh Quotes
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Every time ‘Lady Macbeth’ and everyone involved in the film gets nominated, it’s amazing.
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We tend to kind of write women out of history.
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I am learning on every job I do. There is something new every time.
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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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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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My dad still collects newspaper clippings about me.
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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 have learned how to wrestle. You end up battered and blue – but so happy.
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I was acting with all my childhood heroes: Meryl Streep, Saoirse Ronan, all of those amazing women.
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I don’t think I’m going to be an international sex symbol. I mean, I know I’m not going to be an international sex symbol.
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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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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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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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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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The women I’m attracted to playing I hope will mean something to someone.
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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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Something that I’ve always been really keen on representing is some honesty with the way that we view ourselves.
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I like a face that hasn’t been tampered with.
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For me, it’s always been so obvious that the less we can edit our lives and more we show how normal we all are, the better.
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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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Do we need to have a female Bond? Couldn’t we just make something new?
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Playing Paige, I felt I had to train to wrestle.
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What we don’t realise when we watch a normal film is how many times someone has run in just before a shot quickly to wipe away that sweaty moustache.
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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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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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Why aren’t there these epic roles for women, for whatever age you are?
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