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" I'm not the least bit polished, I come from a blue collar background and I never thought I could feel comfortable around the English. "

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" What I've found recently is the heart, the soul, whatever you want to call it, it doesn't differentiate: If you really live the experience making a movie, it's the same as living it in real life, as crazy as it sounds. "

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