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You have to go through the long, painful process of learning techniques to be able to recognize a good accident or a bad accident.

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Helen Mirren
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 26
Actor
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Film Director
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Hammersmith
London
Dame Helen Lydia Mirren
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I can't help being Christian because I was brought up in Britain, and the morality of Christianity is part of the fabric of this country.
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