Olivia Colman
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As a child, I thought, "Once I am a grown-up, there will be no more fear, no more worries", and it turns out that's not true.
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Being nominated for an award and not winning – there have been a couple.
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When I lived with my grandmother in Trinidad, before I came to England to live with my mother in Newcastle at the age of seven.
As someone who did his best.
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