Florence Pugh Says Being A Woman In Hollywood Is "Exhausting," And Her Reasons Why Are Worth The Read

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Florence Pugh is one of our most celebrated and beloved actors in Hollywood. At this point, it's not a stretch to say she's a living legend.

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Another undeniable fact is that female-identifying people in Hollywood are constantly facing levels of misogyny that are off the charts — and in a new interview with the Sunday Times, Florence got real about the treatment she's witnessed and the pitfalls she's avoided.

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"There are fine lines women have to stay within, otherwise they are called a diva, demanding, problematic," she said. "And I don't want to fit into stereotypes made by others."

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"It is really exhausting for a young woman to just be in this industry, and actually other industries."

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Florence also mentioned how she felt like she wasn't "represented" while witnessing how the industry moved — and she cited the treatment that Keira Knightley received throughout the 2000s as evidence of just how cruel and misogynistic Hollywood could be.

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"I remember godawful headlines about how Keira Knightley isn't thin anymore, or watching women getting torn apart despite being talented and beautiful," she recalled. "The only thing people want to talk about is some useless crap about how they look."

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"And so I didn't care to abide by those rules."

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Hear hear! Read the entire interview right here.