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" 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. "

Ella Purnell

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Ella Purnell

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

" 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'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. "

" That's something I want to do: cover all sorts of genres to find the one I love most. "

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" 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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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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" 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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Never

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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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "