"There have been some roles where I've given too much and I've been broken for a long while afterwards." — Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh is hesitant to play another role like the one she portrayed in 2019 horror “Midsommar,” saying she felt like she “abused” herself and was “broken for a long while afterwards.”

Directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Payne, the film follows a non-linear narrative as the characters' lives are explored. It also stars Grace Delaney, Lee Braithwaite, Aoife Hinds, Adam James and Douglas Hodge in supporting roles.

Florence Pugh said during a recent interview on the “Reign with Josh Smith” podcast (via People) that she is not likely to do a role like “Midsommar” again because she feels like she abused herself while playing the film’s protagonist Dani, a grief-stricken American woman who has a psychological breakdown when she joins her toxic boyfriend on a …

When I did Midsommar I definitely felt like I abused myself in the places that I got myself to go. I mean, the nature of figuring these things out is you need to go, ‘Alright, well, I can’t do that again cause that was too much.

Florence Pugh opened up about a role that left her feeling “broken for a long while afterwards.” The British actress told the “Reign with Josh Smith” podcast that she had to learn how to protect herself as an actor,