Although early audiences and critics alike gravitated towards John Crowley’s work. we live in timeStar Florence Pugh said those watching weren’t the only ones affected. The actress revealed this week that the film prompted her to be more active in finding love in her life.
“Watching this movie made me want to be actively involved in my own decisions and really live,” said Pugh, who stars in the film. we live in time With Andrew Garfield, tell British Vogue magazine.
This romantic drama follows Pugh and Garfield as a modern British couple facing a medical crisis. hollywood reporterMichael Rechtshafen writes that the film has “such an unflinching honesty about death” while also feeling “affirming that something larger than life” exists between its two protagonists. The chemistry is heart-wrenching, palpable and funny”.
“I’m at the perfect age for this movie to come out,” Pugh, 28, added. “I’ve been through a lot of weird things in relationships last year, and I think part of the story is don’t be passive and don’t let things overwhelm you. I want to find love, I want to have kids.
Pugh added that the film provided an opportunity to reflect on how she spends her time and how much of her life is spent at work.
“I’m an absolute workaholic,” she said. “I could tell I was exhausted. Last year I suddenly woke up and I was like, ‘I hate how much life I’ve missed.’ “Yes, I want to have a career forever, but that’s not going to happen if I keep my head down and work hard.
In the film, Pugh’s character has a shaved head, which the actress had on her real hair during filming in 2023 (she debuted the hairstyle soon after). “For any actor playing a character like this, it’s very important to see her head, and we saw her shave her head – that’s always a given,” Pugh said of the decision, adding Said the experience was “really great.” My head is so sensitive and so many people try to touch it and it’s so active. My body suffered some trauma from it. I was cold all the time.
This transformation ends up being quite emotional and much deeper than what she does for her job. “I’ve been through a lot [aesthetic] When I’m also making life decisions, it’s constant iteration,” she said. “I was like, ‘Cool, I don’t look like me. I’ve changed. I’m changing. Looking back on that summer, I’m growing into something new.
Throughout the profile, Pugh spoke candidly about her personal life, including sharing some reflections on her three-year relationship with Zach Braff, which garnered widespread media attention.
“My relationship with Zach was actually quite private until it became obnoxious, and I could see the toll it was taking on him, us and our family,” Pugh said. “That’s when I spoke up. I think for the people I’m with, I want to protect them. It’s not nice knowing that people are saying the worst things I’ve ever read about people I love. So. It’s necessary. I need to talk about it. I think any relationship in this kind of spotlight will be stressed.
Pugh and Braff dated from 2019 to 2022.
“What resonates with me is that I believe that if magic is real, it’s falling in love,” she said. “And I’m a person who loves to be in love. I love taking care of people. I love taking care of people. I love feeling like someone is there. I love knowing that someone is thinking about me, that someone cares about me as much as I care about them. I think in this part of my life I’m trying to make sure I’m making all the right decisions so that I can have what I want…and that’s safety, family, home, and security.
Pugh said she and her mystery partner are “figuring out what the hell we are,” and “I think, for the first time, I’m not going to put myself on a rollercoaster. I’m allowing myself to take the time to let things develop, to make it complete at its core.” Be authentic, not pushy.
