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I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor, but as a human being - is a rigour.

Zoe Wanamaker

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Zoe Wanamaker
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 13
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
New York City
New York
Human
Intimidated
Humans
Shakespeare
Trying
Holding
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Constantly
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