Successful actor and would-be human rights lawyer Juliet Stevenson on the disgrace of locking up children, and the importance of good-story-telling.
As the daughter of an army officer, you moved around a lot as a young girl – what was the impact of having such an international childhood?
Of course, all children think their childhood is normal. But with hindsight, it was strange because every two years we moved cultures and climates and geology. School and friendships were constantly cauterized. I felt very rootless, with no sense of permanence. Every home was just a temporary stay.
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