Walker, who's an American history buff, says Lincoln's real-life story parallels that of a superhero character such as Batman _ someone who had "something traumatic happen to him as a young man and then he realizes that he has to focus his life to the good of humanity."
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"I married a man who makes me feel beautiful, all the time," she explains, meaning actor Benjamin Walker ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), whom she met in "Les liaisons dangereuses" and wed a year ago.