The actress commented on the emotional challenges of playing intense characters
Florence Pughknown for his work in Midsummer (2019), revealed that she would be unlikely to accept emotionally draining roles like that of protagonist Dani again. In a podcast interview “Reign with Josh Smith”the actress spoke about the emotional and psychological impact the role had on her life and how she learned to set limits in her career.
There have been some roles where I gave too much of myself and then I was broken for a long time. When I did it MidsummerI definitely felt like I had abused myself in the places I took myself to play that role.
In the plot directed by Ari AsterDani is a grieving young American who goes through an intense psychological journey during a trip to a summer festival in Sweden. Pugh commented that, despite the wear and tear, he is proud of the result:
The nature of understanding these things is that you have to say, “Okay, well, I can’t do this again because it was too much.” But then I look back on that performance and I’m really proud of what I did, and I’m proud of what came out of me. I don’t regret it. But yes, there are definitely things you need to respect about yourself.
To the podcast “Off Menu”Florence said this “I’ve never played someone in so much pain” Dani is also there Midsummer: “I would put myself in really bad situations that maybe other actors shouldn’t have to do, but I kept imagining worse things. I think in the end I probably abused myself to get that performance.”
After completing filming MidsummerPugh went straight to the set of Little Womenby Greta Gerwig, in which she faced difficulties emotionally transitioning between projects.
I remember watching [para fora do avião] and I feel immense guilt because I felt like I was gone [Dani] in that field in that state [emocional]. It’s so strange. I’ve never been there before. …Obviously, this is probably a psychological thing, where I felt immense guilt for what I went through, but I felt like I left her there in that camp to be abused… almost like I created this person and then I left her there to go away. make another film.
The full interview with Florence Pugh is available on the podcast “Reign with Josh Smith”.
Source: Terra
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