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With the theatre, your whole day is geared towards the evening's show, and that's the job. People usually go to work about 9 and come home around 5, or maybe 7.
Kristin Scott Thomas
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Kristin Scott Thomas
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: May 24
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You don't choose a film because it's made by a woman, you choose it because it's good.
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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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