“It was supposed to be a f—ked up haircut”: Florence Pugh Had to Cut Her Own Hair for Ex-Boyfriend Zach Braff’s Movie That Made Her Feel Liberated
Florence Pugh has given a “cutting” edge performance in her latest upcoming project A Good Person. The Midsommar actress recently revealed to USA Today that for a pivotal scene in the film, she chopped her own hair into a pixie look. She added that the scene was instrumental in “unlocking” her character and that she has had enough practice in the past to not have any problem giving herself a haircut.
A Good Person has been written and directed by none other than Pugh’s ex-boyfriend Zach Braff, and both Braff and Pugh are among the producers as well.
Florence Pugh chopped her own hair in A Good Person
Explaining the process of the making and the haircut scene, the 27-year-old actor shared with USA Today,
“For me, whenever I was particularly low as a teenager, I would do lots of quick fixes. I would buy things like nail kits or scissors and go onto YouTube and find out how to do it. I was just looking in any direction but the thing that was making me sad.”
Florence Pugh portrays the protagonist in the film, a young and successful woman named Allison who suffers a tragic accident and goes on to form an unlikely friendship with her would-be father-in-law, portrayed by Morgan Freeman, who helps her somewhat in resolving her grief, getting back on her feet, and moving on.
“Everyone was really anxious that it was the only take we’d have, but I found it really liberating. If anything, it was like the final key to unlocking this character. It took vanity out the window.”
Meanwhile, the Scrubs star told USA Today how on the day that scene was shot “everyone was biting their nails”.
Florence Pugh nailed the “f-cked up haircut” look
The head of A Good Person’s hair department, Robert Lugo revealed to PopSugar that the original plan was something else entirely.
“I thought we were going to get a custom-made wig.”
However, he did add that the Academy Award nominee had rehearsed with wigs on and therefore “wasn’t nervous” during the final shot. He further shared how the haircut wasn’t expected to be a clean and perfect look so it wasn’t a very big issue either. Lugo said,
“It was supposed to be a f—ed-up haircut, so I thought, the more messed up, the better.”
The Don’t Worry Darling star revealed back in August 2022 that she and Zach Braff broke up quietly after three years together. She had first met the 47-year-old when they were working together on his short film, In the Time It Takes to Get There. The actor-director duo reunited earlier this month on the red carpet of the U.K. premiere for their latest project together.
A Good Person is currently running in select theaters, and will release worldwide on March 31.
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