Ella Purnell

Moving to New York is a big, brave thing to do. ”

I have anxiety and have had depression in the past. ”

Keira Knightley remains one of my mentors. I absolutely love her and will turn to her for industry advice or reassurance or validation at any time. She is very classy and elegant and lovely. I have a bit of a woman-crush on Keira. ”

It's very hard to not give in, to sell your soul: to flatter a more experienced male person of power, a producer or director, in order to get what you want. You feel a pressure to flutter your eyelashes and flirt because you know that will work, and I think it's admirable to not do that. ”

I'm very fortunate that I really like acting, but it's not all I want to do. I love to sing. I love blues. I love jazz. ”

I love movies where you can tell who's directed it even before the credits roll in, like Wes Anderson or Quentin Tarantino. People who make very stylized types of film. ”

I love pasta. It's something in the water. The pasta and the bread in New York are so good. ”

That's something I want to do: cover all sorts of genres to find the one I love most. ”

I think passion in a physical way goes hand in hand with taste and smell. ”

All women are strong, and we don't need to write stronger female roles; what we need to start writing is real women that have emotions and have real-life thoughts. ”