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‘I'VE ALWAYS FELT VERY SHY ABOUT REFERRING TO MYSELF AS AN ACTRESS. IT FEELS PRETENTIOUS'
m} xell ax an aell'exx. lieeallxe iI leelx preIeIIIinIIx and il dnexn‘I dexerilie In} real inIerexIx prnperl}. and l ;Il\\;l}\ l-L‘Cl llle‘ l \lllllllkl \;I_\ ll lll‘\l lWL‘l-Ul'k‘ amnne elxe xa_\x iI. .-\nd \inh Bela law I ean enmpleIe|_\ indulge m} l'anlax}. l'ni nnI an aeIrexx IIIII a mndel. Sn iI \\ax a reall_\ ama/ing dream. He lllxl \xanIx _\nu In he. lle \xanIx xnmeIhing real.’
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l’laflng llIIIInn'x lier ln\e m the lilm. \'\\mInn xeemx In enin_\ her llIrIaIrnn \inh lug hndgeI llii||}\\niill. 'l'm like an exeapnlngixI in l’nr a hiI. and Ihen lea\e l am genmnel_\ inIerexIed m Ihe IradiIinn nl Ihe hlnekhiixlei. helie\e II nr nnI. l'm nnI a \er_\ indIIxIrral animal. in Ihe \xa) lunrk. hIII lam inIerexIed‘
'l'hix aIiIIImn. Sxximnn ean he xeen nlipnxile llnl|_\\\nnd'x nIher rexidenI hunk. (ienige ('lnnne}. in legal IlII'iller l/ii lim/ (Yin/nu ‘\\'e‘re all hem Ian-max in \lanhaIIan and HR l'anIaine.~ xhe enIhIixex. 'l ln\e ll lnr ennlplelel} geekixh reaxnnx. lI remindx me nl all Ihnxe flllx lilmx like ill/Iv ’uml/ui lien and li’Ii/hll. \xhreh l adnre.‘ Hm in annIher llip I'lnp. xhe'x mxI enmpleled lirie /.nnea'x .lu/iu. in \xhieh xhe lila_\x an alenhnlie. her lirxl lull lead xinee ZINll‘x l/H' Ihe/i linil. \xhieh xa\\ her nnminaIed lni a (inldcll (iliilk‘. 'BCliUl‘C. l Lilllllklllil lIL‘ ;I\\;I_\ Inn lnng ax l ha\e xmall ehildren.‘ xhe xa_\x. ‘IliiI lllL‘}.l'L' III \ellnnl IIn\\ . xn \\lI;II llIe lIelll' ll nnl} e\er_\ aeInr \\ax ax lull nl' lira\ Iira ax xhe ix.
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The Man From London, Filmhouse, 623 8030, 16 Aug, 7pm; Cameo, 623 8030, 18 Aug, 5pm, both £7.95 (£5.50). Tilda Swinton: Skillset Scotland In Person, Cineworld, 623 8030, 17 Aug, 2pm, £10.50 (£7.35).
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