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I think there's always great tension because there never seems to be enough - there is always pressure. There's always pressure because there isn't enough time. There's never enough time for a movie, it seems to me. Never.
Maggie Smith
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Maggie Smith
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: December 28
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Ilford
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Dame Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith
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