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She looks back on a career of unconventional choices<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Every part is an education,\u201d says Linda Bassett. \u201cThat\u2019s the glory of being an actor. You learn about human feelings and frailty and rottenness. The writer puts their soul on the page, and you inhabit that. I\u2019ve always felt I was a writer\u2019s actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s not wrong. 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