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When You're Training As An Actor, A Lot Of The Big Work You're Learning Is To Treat Fictional Characters Like Real People. You Don't Have The Problem Of Discovering A Backstory With Real People, But There's Always A Mystery Which Is Common To Both Fictional And Factual Characters. They Are Never Quite The Person You Think They Are.
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When You're Training As An

Toby Jones
When You're Training As An Actor, A Lot Of The Big Work You're Learning Is To Treat Fictional Characters Like Real People. You Don't Have The Problem Of Discovering A Backstory With Real People, But There's Always A Mystery Which Is Common To Both Fictional And Factual Characters. They Are Never Quite The Person You Think They Are.
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