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It is poor scientific practice to issue figures which only reflect part of the real situation.


Ian Fairlie

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IAN HUNTER If everyone's ready for a shot to start, except for one actor who's intent on getting to the...
IAN HOLM 'Whatever it takes' is my opinion of method acting and, indeed, any other kind of acting. Lo...
IAN HOLM I get a lot of fan mail addressed to Bilbo and sometimes Sir Bilbo - it's hardly ever addressed ...
IAN HOLM Scarlett Johansson was wonderful in 'Lost in Translation,' and then, seemingly within a coup...
IAN HOLM All performances are different. I don't think it's necessary to compare one with another. I ...
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