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I look at being an actress as being like a mummy: You're bandaged up and preserved as soon as you start making other people money.

Anna Friel

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Anna Friel
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 12
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Anna Louise Friel
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I've always chosen incredibly different roles and things that are quite offbeat. That way you're not limited.
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I was just disciplined. I knew I had to get back into shape after six weeks for the film Goal II, but I cheated in the end - I wore a corset. I loved my pregnancy, I blossomed. I felt goddess-like and very secure. I found it comforting to have a little thing growing inside me, and very calming.
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I've got the best lead man, I really love my lead man.
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People became more interested in my love life than in me, and that has a certain effect. You start to feel very empty and worth nothing, you start to become a piece in a board game you never wanted to play.
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When I was younger I thought I'd meet the man of my dreams, get married and have a child, but it all went higgledy-piggledy. Never say never, though.
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