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\"The idea of somebody being so desperate for connection and somebody who is able to make other people feel so good, feeling so bad on the inside and being so generous with her energy -- I just think we haven't had that many of those people throughout history,\" Stewart added. \"She really sticks out as a sparkly house on fire.\"

\"Spencer\" opens in theaters Nov. 5.

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