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.
FLORENCE PUGHSomeone 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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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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Throughout my life, I’ve been that annoying kid on every stage at school, in every talent contest.
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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 used to reenact ‘Titanic’ all the time.
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In ‘Fighting With My Family,’ there’s a scene where I have to wrestle; I have to do the famous fight between Paige and AJ Lee.
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The Falling’ was a big, flashy, bizarre experience. I kept on saying at the time it was a fluke because I did the audition, and I didn’t think anything would come of it.
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I am learning on every job I do. There is something new every time.
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Why shouldn’t there be more epic, brilliant female characters onscreen?
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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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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?’
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When I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women.
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If people are noticing the hard work I’m doing, then that’s a wonderful thing.
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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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The women I’m attracted to playing I hope will mean something to someone.
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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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