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I don't consider myself a starlet or a Hollywood person.

Mia Wasikowska

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Mia Wasikowska
Age: 35
Born: 1989
Born: October 25
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Traveling to Russia and Germany and being able to see the world at a young age was really cool for me, and I really liked that.
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It's hard to tell what people realize. Everybody's different and has a different understanding of the difference in times.
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