I've always been drawn to storytelling, and acting is the most immersive form of storytelling you can get involved with! You're actually in the story when you're acting.

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• Tamzin Merchant:

  Writing and directing, to me, was the logical evolution from my life as an actor: going from tellin

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  When I directed my first short - 'American Virgin' - I had no idea if I could actually do it. Like,

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  There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never g

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  The most disturbing thing, I think, with people that do very morally devious things more and more o

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  People say never work with children and animals. I actually like working with Oliver Bell, and work

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  Days are long when you're filming, so I catch up on sleep during breaks to avoid looking tired.

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  We show our faces to demand that politicians making promises stick to those promises. We show our f