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I was only interested in my scene, and I had to go through thousands and thousands of other scenes. I got my scene and I read it many, many, many, many, many times. That was my research.

Ralph Fiennes

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Ralph Fiennes
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: December 22
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Ipswich (parish)
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton Wykeham Fiennes
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