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The script will point you in certain directions and I go the opposite if I can. I try do do one thing and tell a different story with my eyes. I believe what's more interesting is always what's not being said.
Robert Carlyle
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Robert Carlyle
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 14
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People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain.
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