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When I'm choosing projects to be a part of it's always a combination of so many different things. The primary thing is the director. But a very important element is, is it different enough from anything else I've ever done, or what I've last done.

Helen Mirren

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Helen Mirren
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 26
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