If people are noticing the hard work I’m doing, then that’s a wonderful thing.
FLORENCE PUGHI 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.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
-
-
Why shouldn’t there be more epic, brilliant female characters onscreen?
FLORENCE PUGH -
I grew up in a very loud and dramatic household, and we loved being in the spotlight.
FLORENCE PUGH -
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
If you ever want to be interrogated, get Michael Shannon to do it. He’s an amazing man. I loved working with him.
FLORENCE PUGH -
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
If you look at it, the corset is a very beautiful item, but when I put one on, I realized how little you could actually move.
FLORENCE PUGH -
I wrestled at the Staples Centre at ‘Monday Night Raw’ when I was 21 years old.
FLORENCE PUGH -
Do we need to have a female Bond? Couldn’t we just make something new?
FLORENCE PUGH -
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
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 PUGH -
I can definitely hold my hands up and say wrestling wasn’t something that I grew up watching.
FLORENCE PUGH -
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
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.
FLORENCE PUGH -
Girls have that wonderful thing where they try to throw each other off, not wanting to appear too eager.
FLORENCE PUGH