Because Quote by Rupert Friend

“My great grandparents are Scottish, and I have this very tenuous connection which I try and bump up whenever I can, because I'd much rather be Scottish than English.” quote by Rupert Friend — Download Open image

“My great grandparents are Scottish, and I have this very tenuous connection which I try and bump up whenever I can, because I'd much rather be Scottish than English.”

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I'm only really interested in taking a part if it's nothing like me.

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Even if it's a bit blunt, I really appreciate somebody being straight with you.

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You fire blanks, but the guns eject real brass, hot cartridges. They're, like, 400 degrees.

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