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I'm always attracted to lower budget, not because it's lower budget, but because they tend to be better scripts.

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Helena Bonham Carter
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 26
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Voice Actor
Always
Attracted
Budget
Budgets
Lower
Scripts
Tend
Better

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