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

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  (#8) At One Point She Earned All Her Money Gambling

  One unusual occupation that many people may not realize Tilda has held is professional gambler. At the time, she was working with Derek Jarman on artistic films that didn’t pay particularly well. She opted to boost her income by betting on horse racing while living in London.

  “I was a professional gambler,” explained Swinton in the GQ interview. “When I lived in London, there were a couple of years when I didn't really earn money doing anything else.”
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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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  (#3) She Contemplated Killing Her Younger Brother

  Perhaps the strangest thing that Swinton has admitted in an interview is that she had wanted to kill her younger brother when she was a child. In a case of extreme sibling rivalry, she had actually gone into his room with the purpose of murdering him. It turned out, though, that she actually ended up saving his life and no one knew about her killing intent.

  "I remembered when I was four or five, I tried to kill my own brother," she said in the interview. "I went into his room to kill him, saw some ribbons from a bonnet going into his mouth, and began to pull them out. And I was discovered saving his life. So I had this strange reputation - my brother's savior - and no one knew I wanted to kill him."
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  (#1) She Comes From One Of The Oldest Families In Scotland

  Tilda Swinton can trace her lineage back to the Middle Ages. The Swinton Clan, in fact, is one of the oldest families in Scotland. Her great-grandfather is the former Lord Lyon Captain George Swinton, Secretary to the Order of the Thistle from 1926 to 1929, and her father is the former head of the Queen's Household Division. 

  The Swintons go all the way back to the ancient Kingdom of Northumberland, and are also one of the first known families to have landed in Britain. 
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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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  (#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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