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Actors want to impress at the beginning, so you take advantage of that by suddenly saying, 'Right, you're here for two weeks.' What you're doing is creating a siege mentality.
Danny Boyle
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Danny Boyle
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: October 20
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