Florence Pugh has opened up about her experiences filming A Time to Live, where she let her co-star Andrew Garfield actually cut her hair on camera.
The star of the series “Solstice” admitted that she decided to experiment with her appearance to convey the pain of her heroine Almut, who was diagnosed with cancer.
“I feel it’s my duty to play a person who is suffering and going through terrible transformations as they really are. It’s okay if your face gets ugly when you cry and you can see your bare belly spreading out when you sit down.”
The actress also called it a “spiritual experience” and also admitted that without hair her head became very sensitive to various external influences, which made the experiment somewhat traumatic.
“In many religions, hair is believed to contain your memories, thoughts and dreams, so it is considered precious. And from that point of view, shaving your hair is crazy. The skin on a bald head is very sensitive. So many people tried to touch it that it looked alive to me. You could say I slightly injured myself. I was always cold.”
Andrew Garfield, who plays the lead character’s partner in the film, admitted that he was nervous when he personally shaved Florence Pugh’s hair.
“What if I hurt the head of one of the best actresses of our generation? It was scary, but we ended up with a beautiful and really moving scene. And you know what, her head looked like a magical melon.”
Florence Pugh is currently growing her hair. The Oppenheimer star is happy with the changes in appearance and does not regret her choice at all.
The drama “A Time to Live” tells the story of the fateful meeting of determined Almut and romantic Thomas. They have everything for happiness: a child, their favorite activity and themselves. When Almut is suddenly diagnosed with cancer, the couple decide that not a single day they spend together should be wasted.
Florence Pugh previously revealed the reason behind her split from Scrubs star Zach Braff.
Source: People Talk
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