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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. "
Ella Purnell
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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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" I don't want to inspire people to look pretty and buy makeup. I want to inspire them to knit scarves for Syrian refugees. "
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" I did a bit of baby modeling. I loved it. "
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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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" Social media can be so damaging. "
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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. "
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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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" 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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" 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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