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" In 1996, when I was being treated for leukaemia, at one point I had a vicious infection that was trying to claim me. Mercifully, due to love and expertise, I pulled through. "

Timothy Spall

Love

Claim

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Theatre

" I believe that a world that doesn't have some kind of magic in it wouldn't be worth living in. "

" I think anything that increases your understanding of the human condition... I think age and life, if you're lucky, makes you think deeper, and the other thing it makes you realize is that you never stop learning, and you never lose your fear of getting it wrong. "

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Odd

World

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Believe

Never

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Way

See

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Played

Offensive

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Know

Army

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Unemployment

Going