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" I can do a really good animal impression! I'm great at ducks, cats, dogs, and occasionally dolphins. "
Ella Purnell
Great
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" Growing up and working at the same time is difficult. "
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" When I got to know Margot Robbie on the set of 'The Legend of Tarzan,' I learned just how important it is to be lovely to everyone you meet. "
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" 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. "
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" I used to think fashion was silly, and now I think it can be one of the purest expressions of art. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" What I love about this job is it's literally a different day every single day, isn't it? One day you're a nurse, the next day you're in a band - you can just make it up. I'm just a big kid, and that's really what this job is - just playing dress-up every day. "
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" What I use when I'm acting comes from what I learn about myself. "
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About
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" I have anxiety and have had depression in the past. "
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Depression
Past
In The Past
" There's a joke in my family that I'm going to make a career out of playing other people's younger selves. "
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Family
Going
" 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. "
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Think
Rest
" I love pasta. It's something in the water. The pasta and the bread in New York are so good. "
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New York
Love
" I think passion in a physical way goes hand in hand with taste and smell. "
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Hand
Taste
Way
" Whenever anybody asked me, 'Who is your number one director to work with?' I would always say Tim Burton. "
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Me
Director
" 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. "
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Book
Kind
Playing
" I've acted for as long as I can remember, really. "
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" The detail that goes into couture stuff is insane. Everything is handmade - every sequin, every double stitch. "
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Double
Handmade
Detail
" 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. "
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Experience
Food
Now
" Amy Winehouse is one of my biggest inspirations. "
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Amy Winehouse
Inspirations
Biggest
" I always feel like sugar cubes aren't big enough. "
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Big
Enough
Sugar
" The real friends are the ones who celebrate with you. "
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Who
Real
You
" I think it's really hard for filmmakers to adapt books. "
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I Think
" I can't just pretend to be someone else all my life. I have to mix it up. "
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" 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. "
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" The 1950s is my favourite era. "
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Era
Favourite
" 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. "
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Fun
Risks
" If someone says I can't do something, I always think I'm going to totally do this to annoy you. "
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Always
You
Think
" I want to be a part of a movie that changes people's conceptual framework, and suddenly you see things in a different way. "
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" I did a bit of baby modeling. I loved it. "
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Loved
Modeling
Bit