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" I don't think, as an actress, you want to be beautiful. It's actually a disadvantage because that's not where all the interesting parts lie. "
Tuppence Middleton
Think
Lie
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" I always really loved Russian literature, and I think Tolstoy's writing is full of a sense of melancholy and humanity, so it seems really modern. "
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" I really like watching reruns of 'The Crystal Maze.' It's something that I find weirdly comforting. If I ever have even a small amount of banknotes, I love to 'Crystal Maze' them by throwing them in the air and catching them. But it's never as fun as it looks on TV. "
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" It wasn't conscious, but I'm glad I've had a slow and steady career path. I wanted to develop my style, and I wanted to be the one making the decisions. Sometimes, when you become a success quickly, those decisions are out of your control. "
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Decisions
" As I got older, I auditioned for drama school and shocked myself by getting in. "
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Got
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School
" I was very, very shy in public and school, and quite loud and brash at home. "
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Shy
Loud
" I'm tall now, but when I was younger, I used to tower above everyone - I still feel conscious of that. "
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Tower
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Off
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Everyone
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Initially
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" Tuppence was what my grandmother nicknamed my mother, so she gave it to me. My sister is called Angel, and my brother was going to be called Bubba or Sonny, until they let me and my sister name him Josh. "
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