My agent in London told me, after Never Let Me Go, because I loved doing that so much, … - Carey Mulligan

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However much we guard against it, we tend to shape ourselves in the image others have of us.

Carey Mulligan

My agent in London told me, after Never Let Me Go, because I loved doing that so much, "If you're on a lucky streak and you're doing well, you should only take a part, if you can't bear the idea of anyone else doing it. " That's been the case since then, with Drive and Shame and the play (The Seagull), and the stuff that's going on, like Gatsby. I would have been devastated, if I hadn't gotten those jobs.

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