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My Week: Romola Garai

Source: guardian.co.uk Film

Nov 08, 2009

Summary

The star of Emma reflects on love, marriage and why her two-year-old nephew is obsessed with cranes

"Love is at the root of everything good that has ever happened and will happen." This phrase swam into focus as I moved up the escalator at Oxford Circus tube on Tuesday morning on my way to put myself "on tape" for a part in Spider-Man 4. This is the acting equivalent of the London Marathon in that it's important to try your best as long as you understand that you aren't going to win.

The phrase appears on an advert for a "wireless device". I had an immediate surging, vomity feeling when I read it as I realised I was reading the least true thing that I had ever seen.

I wanted to complain to advertising standards, but it appears that the statement doesn't break any of the codes of conduct, even if it does perpetrate the peddling of an out-and-out lie which, let's face it, as an actor I have peddled along with the best of them.

I should give you some background. My week started when I spent the best part of two hours (and a bottle of wine) on the phone to a much-lo

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