And I’m a very physical person: I talk with my hands. And I felt how the clothes took that away from me. And that was the idea, I think. It was a way of limiting women.
FLORENCE PUGHMy dad still collects newspaper clippings about me.
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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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 hope to create characters that people want to watch – and they either want to be or are, or it’s something that they recognize.
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Playing Paige, I felt I had to train to wrestle.
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I want women on-screen that we all either want to be, or we know, or we recognize.
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I wrestled at the Staples Centre at ‘Monday Night Raw’ when I was 21 years old.
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I do like a bit of danger. Guns, cars, running, bullets. I’m up for it.
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I can definitely hold my hands up and say wrestling wasn’t something that I grew up watching.
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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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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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The fact that I’ve been nominated for a BAFTA is insane.
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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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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 grew up in a very loud and dramatic household, and we loved being in the spotlight.
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What audiences love with series is that they can invest in characters for such a long period of time, and it’s the same for actors. You can truly tell your story; then it’s done.
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I love Le Carre’s writing.
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