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" Social media can be so damaging. "
Ella Purnell
Social Media
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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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" I've acted for as long as I can remember, really. "
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" I don't know any 21-year-old who's not having an existential crisis. "
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" I think passion in a physical way goes hand in hand with taste and smell. "
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" 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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" Moving to New York is a big, brave thing to do. "
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" I love pasta. It's something in the water. The pasta and the bread in New York are so good. "
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" What I use when I'm acting comes from what I learn about myself. "
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" 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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" 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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" Whenever anybody asked me, 'Who is your number one director to work with?' I would always say Tim Burton. "
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" When I worked with Keira Knightley in 'Never Let Me Go,' I learned how to be classy and sophisticated. "
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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'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. "
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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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" When you're growing up, the most important thing is to try to not change yourself too much. Be you, because everyone else is taken. "
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" I didn't really have idols growing up, but some of my friends were huge fangirls. "
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" 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. "
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" I can do a really good animal impression! I'm great at ducks, cats, dogs, and occasionally dolphins. "
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" Growing up and working at the same time is difficult. "
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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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" 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. "
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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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" The 1950s is my favourite era. "
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" I like to prove people wrong. "
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" I have anxiety and have had depression in the past. "
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" 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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" 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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" Amy Winehouse is one of my biggest inspirations. "
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