Helen McCrory Quotes

I spent my teenage years in Paris when my dad was stationed there, and I'd look at women in their forties and think, 'That's the age I want to be.'

Helen McCrory

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• Customers are enormously punishing when companies don't meet their expectations.

  

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• I'm all in favor of banks that play their part in community endeavors, private individuals looking for loans, people who want to start up a little business, and that's what banks are for.

  

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• I spent my teenage years in Paris when my dad was stationed there, and I'd look at women in their forties and think, 'That's the age I want to be.'

  

  Helen McCrory
  • Age
  • Dad
  • Looks