How to play a feisty saint in the hell of a women's prison camp

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It can be very challenging to make goodness seem an appealing thing in a film, as films generally emphasize evil, according to actress Pauline Collins. She faced this problem when playing Margaret Drummond, a middle-aged missionary captured by the Japanese during the second world war, in the film 'Paradise Road.' She feels that this film shows the human spirit triumphing, despite the terrible events it portrays. She approaches her work with great seriousness, but is in fact a very down-to-earth person.

Collins, Pauline

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Losing my fear of Virginia Woolf

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Reading the works of Virginia Woolf can be very pleasurable, according to actress and screenwriter Eileen Atkins. She reads a few pages from Woolf's diaries each day, and has discovered that Woolf was not just depressive, as many people believe. In her acting career, her most recent role has been as Agnes in Edward Albee's 'A Delicate Balance.' As a screenwriter, she has been responsible for the film 'Mrs Dalloway,' based on Virginia Woolf's novel.

Atkins, Eileen

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It's hard work, all that swinging from vines

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Characters who are naive are fascinating, according to actor Brendan Fraser. He has played a number of characters of this kind, including George in the Tarzan spoof 'George of the Jungle.' However, he has also played much more serious characters, such as a Jewish boy desperate to get to Harvard in 'School Ties.' He won the best actor award at the 1997 Seattle Film Festival for his role in the romantic comedy 'Still Breathing.'

Fraser, Brendan

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