Florence Pugh

“Girls have that wonderful thing where they try to throw each other off, not wanting to appear too eager.”

“Something that I've always been really keen on representing is some honesty with the way that we view ourselves. 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.”

“When I look for roles, I am looking for incredibly powerful women.”

“I got a really good insight into the world of wrestling.”

“I think there's always some good reason to try and modernize most period things, because at the end of the day, they may have, I suppose, used a different language or a different etiquette, but ultimately, these are still people that loved and breathed and lived and ate and weed and pooed just like we do now.”

“If I can make my mark just a little bit, then great.”

“As beautiful as cinema is, it's a massive part of the problem of why we look at ourselves in the way we do.”

“As an actor, it's very interesting to make the audience love you while you are doing horrendous things.”

“The women I'm attracted to playing I hope will mean something to someone.”

“If you ever want to be interrogated, get Michael Shannon to do it. He's an amazing man. I loved working with him.”

“We're learning things every decade we grow through, and ultimately, you do end up with a different way of looking at things.”

“Throughout my life, I've been that annoying kid on every stage at school, in every talent contest.”

“We tend to kind of write women out of history.”

“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.”

“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?'”

“I love watching faces as they grow up. It's the difference between so many strong British actresses compared to what America does to women. I like a face that hasn't been tampered with.”

“In order for us to appreciate this world, we have to be a bit more honest, and I hope I do that.”

“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.”

“I do like a bit of danger. Guns, cars, running, bullets. I'm up for it.”

“The Kate Winslet thing has been a shocker. I was like, that is the most ridiculous claim. 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.”