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All Quotes by author - Ella Purnell

" 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. "

" Amy Winehouse is one of my biggest inspirations. "

" At 9, I started taking classes at Sylvia Young Theatre School. One day, they asked if I wanted to join their agency. You get in if you're cute, I guess. "

" Growing up and working at the same time is difficult. "

" I always feel like sugar cubes aren't big enough. "

" I can do a really good animal impression! I'm great at ducks, cats, dogs, and occasionally dolphins. "

" I can't just pretend to be someone else all my life. I have to mix it up. "

" I did a bit of baby modeling. I loved it. "

" I didn't really have idols growing up, but some of my friends were huge fangirls. "

" I'd like to be smart, fun, and real. It's very easy to just put together a pretty dress, some heels, and some jewels. I don't want to be that girl. It's all about being brave, taking risks. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. "

" I don't know any 21-year-old who's not having an existential crisis. "

" I don't think there was any point where I was like, 'I want to be an actor for the rest of my life.' The nice thing about being a kid is you don't have to make those decisions. Then all of a sudden, you blink, and you're 18. "

" I don't want to inspire people to look pretty and buy makeup. I want to inspire them to knit scarves for Syrian refugees. "

" If someone says I can't do something, I always think I'm going to totally do this to annoy you. "

" I had quite a bit of experience doing things that had been adapted from a book and playing real-life characters and playing the younger version of actors. That's kind of my thing. "

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

" I like to prove people wrong. "

" 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. "

" I'm blessed with being quite secure - not necessarily about my looks, but if someone says, 'I don't like what you're wearing,' I am never going to go and cry about it. I think that does come with age, though. "

" I'm really interested in food now. I never used to be. I always used to just eat when I'm hungry, and now it's an experience. "

" 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 think it's really hard for filmmakers to adapt books. "

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

" 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 used to think fashion was silly, and now I think it can be one of the purest expressions of art. "

" I've acted for as long as I can remember, really. "

" I want to be a part of a movie that changes people's conceptual framework, and suddenly you see things in a different way. "

" 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. "

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

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