A few months after turning heads at the 2023 Met Gala, the 'Oppenheimer' actress explains why she 'purposefully chose' to go through the dramatic hair transformation.
- Jul 19, 2023
AceShowbiz - Florence Pugh took a bold move in her effort to take "control" of her image. A few months after debuting a shaved head at the 2023 Met Gala, the actress playing Jean Tatlock in "Oppenheimer" got real over the true reason she went through the dramatic hair transformation.
"Even at the beginning of my career, I was always fighting to control my image," the 27-year-old opened up in an interview with the Radio Times for its July 22-28 edition. Elaborating further, she stated, "It helps me when I'm wearing less make-up, because then I'm less of a sparkly thing on screen. I feel like I'm allowed to do ugly faces, like it's more acceptable."
Further explaining about her buzzcut, Florence admitted, "I purposefully chose to look like that. I wanted vanity out of the picture. Hollywood is very glamorous - especially for women - and it's hard for an audience to see past that. Whenever I've not needed to be glam or have a full face of make-up, I fight to keep it that way. It helps the audience. Vanity is gone. The only thing that people can look at then is your raw face."
Elsewhere in the article, Florence talked about her taking on various roles. She admitted that she "loved stretching any size of role, any obscure character" and that she is the person to "blame if it goes wrong." She elaborated, "There are things where I don't know how I mustered the courage - but I pushed myself off the cliff and hoped the wings came out."
The "Midsommar" star additionally weighed in on her latest project, "Oppenheimer". Playing an American physician who romanced J. Robert Oppenheimer in the Christopher Nolan-directed film, she proudly declared, "It's one of the biggest movies I've made."
About the movie itself, Florence stated, "Chris's approach is similar to indie movie-making. It reminded me of the early days when I was used to a fast-paced way of working - where, if you lost a scene from the day, you would lose it from the movie."
"When I walked on set, I couldn't believe there was that similar, incredible adrenaline, which I hadn't felt on a massive movie for a long time. It's a wonderful thing to inject into a film set - believing in yourself and what you're making," she recalled.
