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The parts I've been most successful in are the ones I've desperately, desperately wanted.

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Kristin Scott Thomas
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: May 24
Actor
Actress
Character Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Redruth
Cornwall
Dame Kristin Scott Thomas
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I have a feeling I will work for a long, long time. I like it a lot... and I don't know. I just have a feeling that I'm going to be one of those people who go on for ever.
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