'Dogs' Actor Roth Reveals Abused Past

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(April 13) -- Actor Tim Roth, probably best known for his role as undercover police officer Mr. Orange in Quentin Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs,' is opening up about his childhood, saying he was abused by an unnamed person.

In an interview with Britain's Daily Mail, Roth says that the abuse "happened during my childhood up to my early teens." Refusing to say who the abuser was, Roth does say that "he's long gone now -- I hasten to add it wasn't my father or mother."

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 13: Actor Tim Roth attends the "Lie to Me" Fox panel at the 2009 Winter TCA Tour on January 13, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images for FOX) *** Local Caption *** Tim Roth

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 13: (l-r) Actors Kelli Williams and Tim Roth attend the Fox panel at the 2009 Winter TCA Tour on January 13, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images for FOX) *** Local Caption *** Tim Roth;Kelli Williams

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 13: (L-R) Actress Kelli Williams, actor Tim Roth and executive producer Steven Maeda of the television show "Lie to Me" speaks during the Fox Network portion of the 2009 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Universal Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kelli Williams;Tim Roth;Steven Maeda

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GIFFONI, ITALY - JULY 19: Actor Tim Roth poses in the cloister of San Francesco Convent during the Giffoni Film Festival on July 19, 2008 in Giffoni, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tim Roth

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British actor Tim Roth is pictured during a photocall at Giffoni Film Festival in Giffoni Valle Piana, near Salerno, south of Italy, on 19 July, 2008. Roth is in Giffoni as special guest of 38th edition of GFF (Giffoni Film Festival). AFP/MARIO LAPORTA (Photo credit should read MARIO LAPORTA/AFP/Getty Images)

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British actor Tim Roth arrives at Giffoni Film Festival in Giffoni Valle Piana, near Salerno, south of Italy, on 19 July, 2008. Roth is in Giffoni as special guest of 38th edition of GFF (Giffoni Film Festival). AFP/MARIO LAPORTA (Photo credit should read MARIO LAPORTA/AFP/Getty Images)

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British actor Tim Roth with his sons Timothy (R) and Cormac (L) arrive at Giffoni Film Festival in Giffoni Valle Piana, near Salerno, south of Italy, on 19 July, 2008. Roth is in Giffoni as special guest of 38th edition of GFF (Giffoni Film Festival). AFP/MARIO LAPORTA (Photo credit should read MARIO LAPORTA/AFP/Getty Images)

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British actor Tim Roth and his sons Timothy (R) and Cormac (L) arrive at Giffoni Film Festival in Giffoni Valle Piana, near Salerno, south of Italy, on 19 July, 2008. Roth is in Giffoni as special guest of 38th edition of GFF (Giffoni Film Festival). AFP/MARIO LAPORTA (Photo credit should read MARIO LAPORTA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Roth says that "things happen to you in your life, but you don't want to consider yourself to be a victim - you want to be a survivor and the first thing that helps you do that and helps you get through it is speaking and finding your voice."

Roth also reams reality television, calling it "the buying and selling of people's misery and expectations cheap. I do worry that manipulative entertainment is taking over, but in a recession you're going to get a lot more of it because it's relatively inexpensive to make and I think a lot of studios want it so that they can stop making dramas."

Roth also gets quite political during the interview, saying: "What Tony Blair did was a war crime and he should be arrested and tried for it. So should George Bush and his team. These two governments got together and they invaded a country and killed hundreds and thousands of its people. I feel there's a price they should pay for what they've done. I think that they're dangerous and they're criminals."

Following those harsh words, he doesn't exactly whole-heartedly endorse President Barack Obama either. He calls him "a great TV anchor, but is "wondering what he'll bring to the country."

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2009-04-13 10:48:20

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