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There's so much of a desire in the entertainment industry for newness, a desire to build somebody up and then treat them as old news within six months. I think you'd be naive if you didn't try to hold on to your own way of doing things.

Felicity Jones

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Felicity Jones
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: October 17
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Birmingham
West Midlands
Felicity Rose Hadley Jones
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