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I just don't believe you're capable of being an actor unless you have a desire to experience your emotions in a public way.

Romola Garai

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Romola Garai
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: August 6
Actor
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Film Actor
Film Director
Stage Actor
Hong Kong SAR
China
Romola Sadie Garai
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Acting is a strange job because your control is very limited.
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I would argue that something dark is lurking between the sexes, and that it is seeping out into cinema.
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As a kid, I really loved 'Jane Eyre,' I used to fantasise that the past was so much better and my lifetime was crap.
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I cheated at the Model United Nations when I was 13 and had to get up and apologise in front of the whole conference.
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If you read reviews that you think by their very nature are not respectful of the actresses involved or not appreciating the work as it should be, I think you should write to reviewers or comment and say, Are you kidding me?
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Postwar Europe was morally stagnant, and there was a lot of neo-conservatism.
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