During my childhood years in a Catholic school, one teacher who was more nuts than the rest told … - Olof Arnalds

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I retired from acting the same time they stopped hiring me. But following my own thing of making these small indie movies has been the happiest I've ever been.

Olof Arnalds

During my childhood years in a Catholic school, one teacher who was more nuts than the rest told me I'd fry in hell if I were a lesbian so I thought maybe the best idea was to be straight.

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