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I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.

Robert Carlyle

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Robert Carlyle
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 14
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Director
Directors
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Longest
Cinema

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The darker the character, the more interesting.
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The thing I miss the most about Scotland is the football.
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