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“I think, Queen Victoria's diaries, I think you can get them if you go to the British Library.” quote by Claire Foy — Download Open image

“I think, Queen Victoria's diaries, I think you can get them if you go to the British Library.”

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There is no first-hand account of what the Queen was saying or thinking, so my job as an actor is to interpret her circumstances.

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I think we should all have a private audience with Helen Mirren.

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The idea of your younger sibling being in pain and realizing you are the cause of that pain is unbearable.

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