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It's actually easier to play a leading role than it is to play a supporting role.

Carey Mulligan

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Carey Mulligan
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: May 28
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Voice Actor
City of Westminster
Carey Hannah Mulligan
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I didn't want to do a costume drama. It's a great thing to do, but I've done them, and I didn't want to do the same thing again. Of course, costume dramas can be from all different eras, but at the time, I just felt very sure that I didn't want to be boxed in as an English actress. I wanted to be an actress, rather than an English actress.
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I never sit in a cinema and go, Ah! I want to be in that film!
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It doesn't matter what you feel - ultimately, it's what the audience feels. You can finish a scene and think to yourself, 'Oh, God. I was so deep in that moment,' and find it just didn't play. I don't know if I have very good radar about that or not.
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