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It is intensely frustrating. The longer you live, the more interesting life gets, and yet many of the parts involve carrying trays and putting lamb chops down in front of the leading man.

Juliet Stevenson

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Juliet Stevenson
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 30
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Kelvedon
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Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson
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There's still a massive inequality between the genders. If you look at the trajectory of a male actor's career, there's no hesitation or hiatus. But women after the age of 35 to 40 are rarely placed in the centre of the story.
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I hope to have more time to think, to look at the sky, dealing with less crisis management, to learn another language, to travel.
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I often wrangle with myself as an actor, and wrestle with the process. In striving for authenticity I often have the feeling I am falling short.
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I wanted to be the conduit for somebody else's experiences, filtered through me, and passed on to other people. Which is the job description, really.
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