Why aren’t there these epic roles for women, for whatever age you are?
FLORENCE PUGHI’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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In order for us to appreciate this world, we have to be a bit more honest, and I hope I do that.
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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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When I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women.
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That’s something I’ve always appreciated watching actors that I’ve looked up to, is when they look like you and me, or they have a funny elbow, or they have, you know, a hairy face.
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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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If people are noticing the hard work I’m doing, then that’s a wonderful thing.
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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 shouldn’t there be more epic, brilliant female characters onscreen?
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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’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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You never see a normal spot, a bag under the eye or an unplucked eyebrow, because that’s not how Hollywood works.
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I think you’re always attracted by characters that are a little bit like you, or at least the worst parts of you that you can finally accept and say, ‘All right, at least I know that now!’
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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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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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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.
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