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I never rehearse. Never! I think it's a waste of time.

Robert Carlyle

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Robert Carlyle
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 14
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Rehearse
Waste
Never
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Think
Thinking

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