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You would still never describe Pickford as being impassive, however, and Green feels that emotion is still a big part of his make-up.

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The Birmingham-born Hustle star portrays the titular character Cyrano – a romantic poet with crippling self-consciousness caused by his distinctive nose, which takes make-up artists 40 minutes to attach to Lester's face.

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"The spray tans, the hair and make-up, and the sparkles, the costumes... and the glamour," she said.

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"You want to say something nice about the president's beautiful thick yellow hair and how he can do his make-up better than any broad, that's free," De Niro said.

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"The hairdressers, the make-up artists, lots of assistants, even the location itself. You're making that whole element redundant."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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