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" I like the idea that I'm making things that people might think and argue about. "
Kristin Scott Thomas
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" Making films can be absolutely fantastic, but it can also be incredibly dull. You spend the whole day sitting by yourself in your trailer and then you get called to deliver one sentence - then you're told to come back and do it again at 5:30 the following morning. "
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Morning
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