Quote by Andy Serkis

My dad was working abroad, in Iraq, and he was a doctor. We used to go and visit him, in Baghdad, off and on. For the first ten years of my life, we used to go backwards and forwards to Baghdad, so that was quite amazing. I spent a lot of time traveling around the Middle East.

My dad was working abroad, in Iraq, and he was a doctor. We

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The quote highlights the speaker's personal experience of having a parent working abroad as a doctor in Iraq. They mention visiting their dad in Baghdad intermittently during the first decade of their life, allowing them to witness diverse cultures and travel extensively within the Middle East region. The quote suggests that this nomadic lifestyle has had a significant impact on the speaker, fostering an appreciation for different places and people.

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By Andy Serkis

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