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I am always happiest when I am making my art.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗
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Hayley Atwell
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In my second year at Oxford University. There was much lolling over the side of punts on the river with languid male companions plying me with cheap champagne.
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