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When it comes to acting, people talk about the suspension of disbelief that you ask of the audience. Before that starts, you have to, as an actor, suspend your own disbelief.

Helena Bonham Carter

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Helena Bonham Carter
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 26
Actress
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Stage Actor
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