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" 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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" 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. "

Ella Purnell

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" What I use when I'm acting comes from what I learn about myself. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

" Whenever anybody asked me, 'Who is your number one director to work with?' I would always say Tim Burton. "

Ella Purnell

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Director

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

" When I worked with Keira Knightley in 'Never Let Me Go,' I learned how to be classy and sophisticated. "

Ella Purnell

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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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" There's a joke in my family that I'm going to make a career out of playing other people's younger selves. "

" I like to prove people wrong. "

Ella Purnell

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People

" Twenty is a hard time. It doesn't matter what profession you're in or how much experience you have, you're always going to be haunted by this feeling of failing. It's terrifying. "

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

" The world is changing, and you have to keep up with the way the world is changing as well as your own expectations that you set for yourself or that your family might set you. "

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

" The detail that goes into couture stuff is insane. Everything is handmade - every sequin, every double stitch. "

" Social media can be so damaging. "

" 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. "

" The real friends are the ones who celebrate with you. "

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