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I basically put myself into directors' hands and let them tell me what to do, and the more they told me what to do, the more I liked it.

Julie Christie

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Julie Christie
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 14
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Voice Actor
Chabua
Assam
India
Julie Frances Christie
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