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I learned a lot about acting - watching not just myself but other actors and learning how to distinguish between two great takes. It's also about one's own taste in performance.

Ralph Fiennes

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Ralph Fiennes
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: December 22
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Ipswich (parish)
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton Wykeham Fiennes
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