Florence Pugh; Zach Braff.Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images; Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Zach Braffis praising his exFlorence Pughfor her acting chops.
“I’m just in awe of her talent and I said, ‘I wanna write this for Florence. What I’m writing is really gonna be challenging, and she’s incredible,’ " he said, addingthat Pugh, 27, is “a next-level actress"and “just unbelievable.”
Braff told the outlet that he “couldn’t have written the part for myself,” and explained that “it wasn’t for your average actors.”
“I wanted to write something for her and I had this image in my mind of that diner-booth scene and I thought of Florence Pugh opposite some legend that everyone’s talking about,” he added.
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Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman inA Good Person(2023).Jeong Park / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures
The film stars Pugh andMorgan Freemanas Allison and Daniel, who befriend one another after Allison’s involvement in “an unimaginable tragedy that [takes Daniel’s] daughter’s life,” according to an official synopsis.
The pair “discover that friendship, forgiveness and hope can flourish in unlikely places” as Daniel embarks on raising a teenage granddaughter and Allison seeks to put her life back together.
“They both know when the cameras are on them, how little they can do and it will come across,” he explained toET. “It’s just fascinating. So many actors, including myself, think you have to do so much, but you watch Florence and Morgan and they can just do a subtle turn of the head and it’s brilliant.”
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This isn’t the first time Braff has raved about his actors in the film — particularly Pugh,whom he split from last year.
He said in an interview with Collider last year that theOscarnominee gave an"unbelievable” performance in her role as Allison.
“Florence Pugh’s performance in the movie, I know I’m biased, but it’s the most miraculous thing you will ever see,” theGarden Statefilmmaker said. “I know that anything Florence does is incredible.”
Braff added, “People say she’s maybe the best actress of her generation. I think she’s one of the best actresses working. This performance she gives is unbelievable.”
Braff and Pugh dated after connecting on social media and were first spotted showing PDA during a trip to New York City in April 2019. The two kept their relationship relatively private until their split, which Pugh revealed in a story forHarper’s BAZAAR’s September 2022 issue.
From left: Florence Pugh, Zoe Lister-Jones, Molly Shannon and Zach Braff.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
In an interview withVogueearlier this year, Pugh further elaborated on the reasons for the breakup, saying thatthe public “imagined me with someone youngerand someone in blockbusters.”
“I automatically get a lumpy throat when I talk about it,” she added of the split at the time.
But the two have appeared to remain on friendly terms, with the formerScrubsstar havingwished Pugh a happy birthdayin January.
Earlier this month,Braff and Pugh appeared togetherat the U.K. premiere ofA Good Personat the Ham Yard Hotel in London. The former couple appeared to support one another, smiling and posing for photos together on thered carpet.
Braff was also photographed with theDon’t Worry Darlingactress’s parents and grandmother this past Saturday in New York City, where theyenjoyed a meal out together.
A Good Personis in select theaters March 24, and everywhere March 31.
source: people.com
