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I'm never going back to the past. It is like when I am driving - I never like to do those routes that take you backwards and make you go the long way. I always like to do the shortcuts and go forward.

Andrea Arnold

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Andrea Arnold
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 5
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