Florence Pugh Interview: Why She Won't Do Movies Like Midsommar Again "I Felt Like I Abused Myself"

As Florence Pugh stars alongside Andrew Garfield in new movie, 'We Live In Time', the star of 'Oppenheimer', 'Dune: Part Two', 'Don't Worry Darling', Marvel's 'Black Widow' and the forthcoming, 'Thunderbolts' joins me for an emotional and powerful interview where we talk about a moment of kindness from a stranger that got her through a breakup with her ex-boyfriend, why she was "so p**ed off about someone telling the world who I am or why I loved someone!” and crying with Andrew Garfield whilst filming, 'We Live In Time'. If you want more from Florence, listen to the full Florence Pugh interview on my podcast 'Reign with Josh Smith' here: http://hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 #florencepugh #weliveintime #reignwithjoshsmith #interview Chapters & Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:27 Pep Talks 01:03 Filming ‘We Live In Time’ with Andrew Garfield 02:10 ‘We Live In Time’ argument scene 02:50 Why we need to talk about death more 04:10 “This movie really makes me want to live” 05:04 Dealing with grief 06:04 “It really woke me up” after “burying head in the sand” 08:45 Andrew Garfield shaving her hair & keeping her hair 09:41 Processing success 11:01 Reflecting on 10 year career in movies 12:14 Kindness from a stranger after relationship breakup 14:52 Looking after mental health after Midsommar 17:45 “Women in this industry have so much to fight for, to protect and defend” 21:08 Rule to live by I have LOST COUNT how many times I have been asked about getting this person on the podcast and it is finally happening… Florence Pugh is today’s guest on Reign and we are starting 2025 with a band! Over the last decade , you will have seen Florence in huge movies like 'Dune: Part Two', 'Oppenheimer', 'Black Widow', 'Don’t Worry Darling', and her Oscar nominated performance in 'Little Women'. Now she’s breaking our hearts opposite Andrew Garfield in her new movie 'We Live In Time', which tells the story of a couple, Almut and Tobias who are brought together by a chance encounter and find time is running out for their love match. It’s 'P.S I Love You' levels of tears, so take your tissues. We recorded this episode just after Florence came to a premiere I hosted and she gave me THE best pep talk beforehand, so expect plenty of inspiration and deep moments as we tackle the topics of death, grief and SO MUCH MORE! A moment in this episode I really loved was Florence talking about a random act of kindness she received when she most needed it. I hope this episode inspires you to take life by the horns and go out there and spread kindness - throughout this year and beyond. If you love this conversation too please get in touch to chat all about how incredible 'We Live In Time' and Florence is - you can find me across socials @joshsmithhosts Love, Josh and have a wonderful 2025! x ABOUT REIGN WITH JOSH SMITH: Reign with Josh Smith is a podcast and video series which sees your favourite celebrities open up like never before, talking about the obstacles they have had to overcome in their life and ultimately show they have learnt to Reign. These chats will hopefully make you feel less alone in your problems, inspire you to find your power and Reign in your own life too. Still haven’t subscribed to Reign with Josh Smith on YouTube? ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYO... Still haven't subscribed to Reign with Josh Smith the podcast? It's available wherever you get your podcasts from right here! ►► http://hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 CONNECT WITH REIGN WITH JOSH SMITH Podcast: http://hyperurl.co/i4yxt0 Instagram: @joshsmithhosts Twitter: @joshsmithhosts