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Jean Tigana wants to go to the top with Fulham, and I like that ambition. Edwin van der Sar

Ambition Top Like Go Wants Jean

If I had been prime minister, I would have offered apologies to the Dutch Jewish community without hesitation. This would refer both to our government's attitude during the Second World War and to the very late postwar discovery that the restitution process had been poorly conceived. Els Borst

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I have always lived in Amsterdam. During the war, we inhabited the Rivieren neighborhood where many Jews lived at the time. Our downstairs neighbors were Jews, and there were also Jews a few houses from us. We saw how they were rounded up and taken away. That made a very great impression on me. Els Borst

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My feeling is that if all Catholics or Reformed Christians had been deported to Germany, the Dutch government in London would have instructed the population in the occupied Netherlands to help them. Els Borst

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I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength. Etty Hillesum

Strength People Fear Think Weakens Most Wasting

I got into a conversation with EMI, and they said they were very interested in releasing the song because it was such a huge hit online. RCA and Universal were also very interested, but EMI were the best team, so I decided to sign with them. I got my deal because 'Silly Boy' leaked, so obviously now I'm very happy about what happened! Eva Simons

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I'm intrigued by the dark. Out of darkness comes creation. Famke Janssen

Dark Darkness Creation Intrigued Out

I am attracted to the dark side of life! Famke Janssen

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Netflix is something I watch. Famke Janssen

Netflix Something Watch

We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them. Famke Janssen

Women Men Superheroes Because Female Ready Always Been Want Them

Everybody gets typecast in movies, but you have to make wise choices. I'd say around 90 percent of movie casting is about the way you look, so you have to fight that. If producers had their way, I'd only be in action films, but I'm interested in a more varied career than that. Famke Janssen

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Triple tonguing? It was sort of invented. It wasn't in the script. It was something that I came up with. Famke Janssen

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I want to work with great directors. I want to work on good material with good actors. I've probably done 20 movies at this point and a lot of independents. It's been an incredible ride and I love it and I'm just going to keep going and doing what I'm doing. Famke Janssen

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It's never been important to be a huge star or to have some breakout role. If you're the lead, you get a lot more screen time and you get a lot more chances to develop that character more thoroughly than you would if you do it in a little supporting part. Famke Janssen

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I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don't sign on for the money. Maybe I should, but I don't. There's always a good reason for doing something. Famke Janssen

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I don't know how to cook and there's so much work involved you have to buy the groceries and prepare them. I like it when people cook for me, or I'll just order some take-out. Famke Janssen

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I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He's a very talented director. Famke Janssen

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I know Dark Phoenix is a huge part of the X-Men saga, so I'm assuming they're at least going to want to touch on it, but I don't know and I don't know whether I would want to be involved. That depends on many different things. Famke Janssen

I'm trying to fight typecasting as hard as I can, while I have time. Famke Janssen

Time Fight Trying While Hard

I don't watch TV. Famke Janssen

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