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Michael Sheen

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Michael Sheen is a Welsh actor known for his roles in films and television series.

Notable Quotes

"I got told this, at the age of eight, about this woman who lived next door who was clearly very sensible, so I totally believed this."
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"What he told me made my blood run cold."
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"So getting a response was a really important part of it, and hoping that response would push the people who are in positions to get on with it."
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"What he told me made my blood run cold."
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"There's a lot of stuff for us to follow up."
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"The Welsh people might decide that they don't want the title Prince of Wales to come back to Wales, and they're happy with it the way it is."
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"It's enriched and nourished my life and my sense of my national identity so much to find out more and more about this."
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""Talking about how we can move forward and address all the issues that Buried [the documentary] raised around the toxic dumping, and that was really constructive.""
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""So early days but that's really encouraging.""
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