Florence Pugh Asked for an Acting Break This Summer for the First Time in Her Career After Realizing: ‘I Hate How Much of My Life I’ve Missed’

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/florence-pugh-acting-break-1236148515/

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  1. > “[It’s] the first time ever in my career when I’ve actually asked for a summer break” Pugh said. “I’m an absolute work maniac, [but] I can see I’m exhausted. I suddenly woke up last year and I was like, ‘I hate how much of my life I’ve missed.’ Yes, I want to have a career forever, but that’s not going to happen if I work myself into the ground.”

  2. Aww poor thing. At least she is able to ask for a break. Most of us don’t have a choice.

  4. Fans: Why does (x) celebrity take every role?? 😤😤😤

    Also Fans: I wIsH I cOuLd TaKe TiMe OfF!! 😤😤😤

  5. Nah Florence WTF!? We need you to show up in the next 5 MCU films! …and the Oppenheimer spin-off!

  6. How nice for this actress who gets paid millions of dollars for 4-6 months work at a time. I’m sure most of us would love to take time off to enjoy life. I’m really really getting over Florence Pugh.

  7. She had to ask someone for a break? That in itself is fucking wild. Imagine being someone of prominence who literally can’t or won’t make their own decisions.

  9. Imagine actually working for a living and not being compensated nearly as much, my next three months of work are literally blacked out for no time off… and I’m salaried and make good money but it’s a fraction of what she gets paid and that’s a year worth of work for me.

  11. I remember around black widow reading that she said she wanted to take it slow and Scarlett Johansson told her that this was the time to work as much as possible to get ahead of her peers. Seems like she might be regretting taking that advice that now

  13. Good. Don’t want her to ruin what’s been a great run of roles by losing her love of the craft. 

  14. ‘Asked for’ ? Did someone force her to do it, don’t understand the context.

  16. People are gonna be snarky about this but actors especially the mains stay on location for multiple months at a time away from home as well as when they do press they are on the road for multiple months at a time so I can see where she’s coming from.

  17. Well this is a change of pace from the regular announcements about her freeing the nipple at various award shows and events.

  20. “Asked” just don’t take a job and have a break. You don’t need to ask anyone. She’s had movie after movie and she’s young. Go have a vacation. Enjoy your success.

  21. I don’t remember my 20s … moved 6 times with the company I worked for … routinely worked 60 hours per week … racked up months of vacation time that I never took only for my employer to say oh we’ve limited it to 6 weeks max of carryover.

  22. Asked for a break? Its gig work its not like you signed a studio contract like it was the 30s lol

    All you gotta do is say ‘no’ to a job.

  23. There was also an actors and writer’s strike and the business is also relatively dead.

  24. I don’t envy actors and artists. Sure you make a lot of money, but what’s it worth if you’re sacrificing time with loved ones and your own personal growth?

    We only get one life and you can’t take your money or fame with you when it’s over

  27. Didn’t she just have a break? From the actor’s strike? She didn’t work for months and now she’s asking for another one?

  28. It’s also pretty funny how there are more people defending her taking a break than when Sydney Sweeney saying that she can’t take a break.

  30. Who did she ask?

    She can easily just take a step back, right? Tell her management she’s taking a break rather than *asking*

  31. People forget celebrities are actual human beings with families and lives. Don’t blame her one bit. Take time and enjoy life.

  32. We all miss life because of work. Take as much time off as you can afford and enjoy it.

  33. “I wish I could take a break, some of us aren’t so lucky”

    Well tough shit people

  34. shame she didn’t take secret invasion off lmao, that was such a waste of time

  35. She can do what she wants with her life, it’s not like she can’t afford it but at the same time I can’t help but think “for the first time in her career?….she’s only 28 for Christ’s sake!”

  38. I’m glad people are coming out with behind the scenes stuff about Hollywood. People deserve respect for speaking out about things. Of course I’m still jelly tho

  40. Man. I wish I could just ask for a break from my job as I too am missing much of life.

  41. Damn Americans voted themselves in their shitty situation and now y’all complain when you can’t take vacations like the rest of the civilized work. You shouldn’t be angry at those that have the privilege, but angry at those who took it from you

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