Florence Pugh Quotes

I started to like my voice - the sound of it. So then I started to listen to it as something separate. To me, it sounded good that way as well.

I look for characters that speak to something in me.

I think if a character appeals to you, there are certain parts of yourself will come to the fore and other parts that will play down.

Over time, it's occurred to me that my protagonists all originate in some aspect of myself that I find myself questioning or feeling uncomfortable about.

I'm trying to figure myself out through my movies. Whether it's big stuff like what we're doing here, or little stuff like, 'Why aren't I happier?' With every film I feel like I'm apologising for something. I feel I'm most successful when I'm looking for something that embarrasses me about my character that I'd like to expose.

Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one's own inner self.

You've got to know what your 'thing' is, and you've got to call it a 'thing,' whether it's meanness, nastiness, un-forgiveness, arrogance, ego, resistance, rebelliousness or defiance. Everybody's got a 'thing,' and once you call your 'thing' a 'thing,' we can give it a place to be or dismiss it.

Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. 'Know thyself' is not a narcissistic pursuit.

There's something very touching to me about someone almost communicating to themselves in some way - trying to come to some deeper understanding of yourself and having compassion for yourself.

In every person, you have a world of personalities and souls, a world of perspectives that you can share. You can get into anyone's shoes. You've got to be willing to stare at the ugliest part of yourself and deal with it.

I think people will discover themselves in 'Ankahee.'

You can't escape from yourself, can you?

I think I find a commonality between characters and the different sides of myself.

I don't know how happy I was when I met Sting. I always had this difficulty of not really knowing who I was.

We are usually undone by our lack of understanding of ourselves.

Intimacy starts with a relationship with yourself, an understanding of who you are.

You can run for cover, you can run for help. You can run to your lover, but you can't ever run from yourself.

It's pretty intense writing about my own life, my own struggles.

My personality doesn't interest me.

We all have to go through our own spiritual process. It is very difficult. Some people are struggling and they are in their teens. Some people are in their 50s and they're struggling. Some people go through life and die not being able to accept themselves. Tragic. But it's very individual. And it's about self-esteem.

Sometimes you have to confront your demons and sometimes even let them loose to genuinely find a place where you can gain some understanding.

What you are is a question only you can answer.

Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

I think you have to know who you are. Get to know the monster that lives in your soul, dive deep into your soul and explore it.