When I worked with Keira Knightley in 'Never Let Me Go,' I learned how to be classy and sophisticated. 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 doubledetaileverythinghandmade 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 yousoulpowerwork 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 classywilltimelove The real friends are the ones who celebrate with you. Ella Purnell youcelebratefriendsreal 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 dressgirlbravetogether 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 jobdayyoulove 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 thoughtsstartwomenstrong If someone says I can't do something, I always think I'm going to totally do this to annoy you. Ella Purnell someonethinkyoualways I can't just pretend to be someone else all my life. I have to mix it up. Ella Purnell pretendmy-lifesomeonelife I don't know any 21-year-old who's not having an existential crisis. Ella Purnell havingknowcrisisexistential 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 dayyoucuteschool 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 legendknowyouimportant I think passion in a physical way goes hand in hand with taste and smell. Ella Purnell thinksmellpassionway Moving to New York is a big, brave thing to do. Ella Purnell newbravenew-yorkmoving I can do a really good animal impression! I'm great at ducks, cats, dogs, and occasionally dolphins. Ella Purnell catsgreatgoodanimal I used to think fashion was silly, and now I think it can be one of the purest expressions of art. Ella Purnell thinkfashionsillyart That's something I want to do: cover all sorts of genres to find the one I love most. Ella Purnell findsomethingwantlove 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 jokecareerfamilypeople 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 seeyoupeopleway Growing up and working at the same time is difficult. Ella Purnell samedifficultgrowing-uptime
