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" How many times do you read about 'the Cinderella story,' the story of the underdog, the story of the ordinary human being, often subjected to cruelty and ignorance and neglect, who somehow triumphs? "

Kenneth Branagh

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" I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood. "

" I think we love the escapism of something like 'Cinderella,' and I think we do with 'Thor.' "

" Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports. "

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" Sir Derek Jacobi has been an inspiration to so many actors and audiences throughout his brilliant career. To see him in Shakespeare is an event in itself. "

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