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I really like acting in French. It's actually quite different for me, from acting in English. It's fun acting in a foreign language. You're liberated or freed from preconceptions.

Kristin Scott Thomas

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Kristin Scott Thomas
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: May 24
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