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actor bumps off hrs (Il’ITrCf; one I); one H" a Shakespearean styree. but us all (turntessentza: ()uerrtrn. ‘A ot <:‘ drrect'r's start wth an rssae and then. t're storj. rs shaped around reckons Thurrr‘an 'Otrentr'Vs tqcr‘sc orrs"ess dowry"! ’lt. tr: reflect that, He goes .nto the ::r<:.’t'.r‘.e but" process even, one of hrs characters and he knows meqfnrng ancuf then. He knows years of finer: !I‘.(3§3 .n 'r‘t‘r<:(l=t)i<: (retarl. wrrtes rean‘s of passages and then Tl‘.’().‘.'f3 tal‘ out l' never seen anyti'rrng durte ‘rke rt. He‘s so r.r‘<‘<:r‘r.<:r‘hcrur' Urlconventror‘ar rs one apt descrrptron w Tarantrrrr rv; longer dubbed llolry\.'.'oed‘s 'en‘ant terrtble'. what l‘r"‘ ber'rg AU thrs year and allr. l oya. rs another Thurman's pregnancy v:th baby number two to Ethan Hawke tseparated now. trttle tatt:e tans, mean! that l.’ raritnt, "at: to drtch or strck wrtn nrs fer'trle len‘ale .ead lle opted tr; rut hrs pr‘oductron on hold and .‘.art to: tl‘erfi‘rl’1tf‘rtmr; For Thurrrtan, g'vrng brrtl‘ may haze tree" a" ordeal But dexeroprng a taste for a drr'terent km: 3" a”. 0" TM" she had to perforn: rn Henr; arvt.‘ Jane s anctne'. ‘ learn two styles of sword frghtrrrg. {no st. es ’ knrte throv/rng. rare ‘.'.'ork. fror‘! t'lrps. back ‘1 cs. . lhau to do rt.‘ Road rage Matrosr
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