I was a huge daydreamer and imagined myself as a successful general leading his troops into battle.
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Joanne Froggatt
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An actor – that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. I went to stage school when I was 13.
I haven’t grown up.
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A mutant turtle ninja.
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At 20, I fell from a fourth-floor window and broke my back. For four days they said I’d never walk again, but I had a miraculous recovery.
When I was about to embark on filming The Lord Of The Rings, prior to any kind of fame or notoriety, full of hope and dreams, and excitement of the adventures ahead.
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