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Both of my grandfathers fought in the Second World War, and my great-grandfather died at the Somme in the First World War. I never truly believed that the War just finished and everyone was happy-clappy, brought out the bunting, and felt everything was okay again. That's definitely not my impression of the fall-out of war.

~Andrea Riseborough

Topics: Again Believed Both Brought Definitely Died Everyone Everything Felt Finished First First World First World War Fought Grandfathers Great-Grandfather Impression Just Never Okay Out Second Second World War Truly War World World War World War I

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Bond is actually my dream role. Only because it was the film I watched with my grandfathers and father from a very young age, and it would be the only way that I could actually repay them with my art form for what they've done for me.

~Aneurin Barnard

Topics: Actually Age Art Art Form Because Bond Could Done Dream Father Film Form Grandfathers Me Only Repay Role Them Very Watched Way Would Young Young Age

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My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a 'desert rats' tank operator in the Second World War.

~Benedict Cumberbatch

Topics: Commander Desert Grandfathers My Own Operator Own Rats Second Second World War Submarine Tank War Were World World War

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I'm so American that I had grandfathers who actually fought a battle against each other.

~Betty Parsons

Topics: Actually Against American Battle Each Fought Grandfathers Had Other Who

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You see, I had been riding with the storm clouds, and had come to earth as rain, and it was drought that I had killed with the power that the Six Grandfathers gave me.

~Black Elk

Topics: Been Clouds Come Drought Earth Gave Grandfathers Had Me Power Rain Riding See Six Storm You

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I'm in a place in my life where I get offered parts that I didn't get offered before - fathers and uncles and grandfathers and so on. And it took me a long time to get to that place, but I'm glad because it opens up new territory.

~Christopher Walken

Topics: Because Before Fathers Get Glad Grandfathers Life Long Long Time Me My Life New Offered Opens Parts Place Territory Time Took Uncles Up Where

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I don't usually get to play fathers or grandfathers or uncles. Now that I'm older, maybe I can play people closer to myself. I'd like that.

~Christopher Walken

Topics: Closer Fathers Get Grandfathers Like Maybe Myself Now Older People Play Uncles I Can

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One of my grandfathers, actually, having gone out there as a minister, decided he would better serve the people as a doctor. So at a very late age - at the age of 38 in fact - he changed course and decided to become a doctor.

~Colin Firth

Topics: Actually Age Become Better Changed Course Decided Doctor Fact Gone Grandfathers Having He In Fact Late Minister Out People Serve Very Would

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Both grandfathers fought in different wars. My mother's father fought in World War II, and then my father's father fought in Korea. And they're both these country boys, one from rural Tennessee and one from rural Louisiana - and they never went back home.

~Dee Rees

Topics: Back Both Boy Country Different Father Fought Grandfathers Home Korea Louisiana Mother Never Rural Tennessee Then War Wars World World War World War Ii

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My dad was a Marine, my aunt is still in the Navy, and my grandfathers both served. So, it's a huge honor for me to represent my country in any way I can.

~Elana Meyers

Topics: Any Aunt Both Country Dad Grandfathers Honor Huge Marine Me Navy Represent Served Still Way I Can

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