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I'm not used to being asked what I want to talk about. That's why I'm an actress. Get told what to do, stand on the mark, say your words, wear this, look this way, look that way.

Kristin Scott Thomas

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Kristin Scott Thomas
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: May 24
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If anyone says 'Let's have a girls' night out', I will run in the opposite direction.
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I'm very good at forgetting people.
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My children are lovely. They're perfect.
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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.
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Baths are my favorite thing. I can have two, three a day.
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I mean, if you're being directed very precisely by somebody who has admiration and who's really smart, it's great. If you're being told what to do by a nincompoop - and luckily that hasn't happened very often - it can be very frustrating.
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I still absolutely love 'The Sound of Music' and anything with Julie Andrews in it.
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I was very lost as a teenager. Which is a horrible way to feel.
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I never go straight to the point if I can go the most difficult way. Why be simple when you can be complicated?
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In fact, in many ways my mother was quite hippy-dippy, serving macrobiotic food and reading 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.'
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I am sure that, had I grown up with both parents, had I grown up in a safe environment, had I grown up with a feeling of safety rather than danger, I would not be the way I am.
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Buy, buy, buy, buy! They want to grab you and trap you and turn you into little Elizabeth Hurleys.
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I think the sheer number of pop stars has kind of drowned out, somewhat, our interest. We're just submerged.
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My body is a baby machine.
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I like the idea that I'm making things that people might think and argue about.
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I've realised that I am who I am and that is it. Like it or lump it. I'm not around to please anyone any more, and it's a huge relief.
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It doesn't make you feel very good being mean and fierce it is much nicer playing people who are kind and sweet.
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After a long time with someone, you realise you've been thinking for two.
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You know those drugstore kits that tell you when you're pregnant? They should have one that tells you when you're sane.
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If you're feeling insecure and you need to feel special, the best place to go is somewhere foreign where people treat you as special because you're different.
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