Random Things about Tilda Swinton Is Hollywood's Most Intoxicating Weirdo (17 items)

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  (#2) She Pioneered A Portable Movie Theater That She Pulled Through Scotland

  Tilda Swinton wanted to put on a special film festival for the people living in the Scottish Highlands. Along with the Northern Irish director, Mark Cousins, and 40 other volunteers, she pulled a mobile cinema on the main roads of Scotland.

  Each night, the 35-ton vehicle would be unfolded to create a portable movie theater in a village so that the residents could watch films that they might otherwise never get the chance to experience on the big screen.
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  (#14) She Disapproves Of Harry Potter Because Of Her Boarding School Experience

  Although Tilda Swinton is probably best known for her role in independent or artistic films, she has never been afraid to take roles in big franchises. One series that she would seemingly never appear in is Harry Potter. Swinton explained how she felt the films and books paint a kind picture of boarding schools that simply doesn’t exist in reality.

  “That’s why I dislike films like Harry Potter, which tend to romanticize such places,” said Swinton in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “I think they are a very cruel setting in which to grow up and I don’t feel children benefit from that type of education. Children need their parents and the love parents can provide.”
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  (#10) Her Resemblance To David Bowie Led To A Bizarre Appearance In A Music Video

  Throughout most of her adult life where she has been in the limelight, people have pointed out a clear resemblance between Tilda Swinton and David Bowie. The similar appearance between the two has led some fans to believe they are actually the same person.

  This culminated in the actress actually having a role in a David Bowie music video in 2013. She acted as Bowie’s wife in the video as the couple wander through a supermarket.
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  (#9) Tilda Is Perfectly Aware Of How Weird She Is

  What is most endearing about Tilda Swinton is that she is perfectly aware that she is a bit weird. Rather than try to hide that fact, she has chosen to embrace it, using her distinctive looks and bizarre personality to her advantage.

  Speaking at a David Bowie exhibition in 2013 she said: "Yet, I think the thing I'm loving the most about the last few weeks is how clear it now is - how undeniable - that the freak becomes the great unifier. The alien is the best company after all for so many more than the few."
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  (#11) She Protested For Gay Rights In Russia

  Protesting for gay rights in Russia has proved dangerous for many people in Russia, where police are often heavy handed when dealing with them. That didn’t stop Swinton from speaking out during a visit to Moscow in 2013.

  While standing in front of the Kremlin, the actress and model took out a large rainbow flag to snap some photos. Her agent then shared them with news agencies to help spread a message of support with those being oppressed in Russia. She also sent out a statement with the pictures that said: “In solidarity. From Russia with love.”
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  (#4) The Actress Would Only Respond To An Interviewer Via Unusual Methods

  When Tilda was set to be interviewed for GQ magazine as part of a feature that was naming her Woman of the Year, she ended up forcing her interviewer to contact her in a rather strange way. Rather than use emails, she asked to only be contacted with very specific methods. In her message, the actress said, “Please send me a message in a bottle or tied to a pigeon or even to the neck of my white hen, speckled jim, who disappears every night.”

  When GQ writer Zach Baron then tried to get in touch using her usual email address, he received an automated message that explained how she would not be available to read it until the year 2070.

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