Florence Pugh

The Falling' was a big, flashy, bizarre experience. I kept on saying at the time it was a fluke because I did the audition, and I didn't think anything would come of it. ”

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

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. ”

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. ”

I think it's good to not edit your life too much, or you give people different standards. ”

I 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. ”

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. ”

I like a role where some of the character's motivations are confusing or at least interesting. ”

I can't remember a Friday when I was younger when I wasn't eating a pizza, flirting with the barman. ”

I really take my hat off to anybody that steps in the ring because it's so hard - you're competing against your friends, and you're working in front of an audience who tells you exactly what they're thinking. ”