I can't just pretend to be someone else all my life. I have to mix it up. Ella Purnell More Quotes by Ella Purnell More Quotes From Ella Purnell The detail that goes into couture stuff is insane. Everything is handmade - every sequin, every double stitch. Ella Purnell double detail everything handmade 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. Ella Purnell you soul power work 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. Ella Purnell classy will time love The real friends are the ones who celebrate with you. Ella Purnell you celebrate friends real 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. Ella Purnell dress girl brave together 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. Ella Purnell job day you love All women are strong, and we don't need to write stronger female roles; what we need to start writing is real women that have emotions and have real-life thoughts. Ella Purnell thoughts start women strong If someone says I can't do something, I always think I'm going to totally do this to annoy you. Ella Purnell someone think you always I don't know any 21-year-old who's not having an existential crisis. Ella Purnell having know crisis existential 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. Ella Purnell day you cute school When I worked with Keira Knightley in 'Never Let Me Go,' I learned how to be classy and sophisticated. Ella Purnell classy never go me 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. Ella Purnell legend know you important I think passion in a physical way goes hand in hand with taste and smell. Ella Purnell think smell passion way Moving to New York is a big, brave thing to do. Ella Purnell new brave new-york moving I can do a really good animal impression! I'm great at ducks, cats, dogs, and occasionally dolphins. Ella Purnell cats great good animal I used to think fashion was silly, and now I think it can be one of the purest expressions of art. Ella Purnell think fashion silly art That's something I want to do: cover all sorts of genres to find the one I love most. Ella Purnell find something want love 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 joke career family people I want to be a part of a movie that changes people's conceptual framework, and suddenly you see things in a different way. Ella Purnell see you people way Growing up and working at the same time is difficult. Ella Purnell same difficult growing-up time