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" I'm a working actor. I don't make my own work, so it's the opportunities that are presented to me. "
Taron Egerton
My Own
Me
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" I learned how to ski for 'Eddie the Eagle.' I never skied before. So I had to go out to Germany a couple of weeks early and make sure I could ski. "
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