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" I love musicals - that's probably one of my most gay traits: that's one of my giveaways! "
Russell Tovey
Most
Musicals
Traits
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" Be nice to people and look after your relationships. "
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Your
Relationships
Look
" I get told a lot that I'm kind of carving my own path. That there are not many actors who are out and are able to play straight and gay, and everyone's OK with it. "
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Own
Path
Play
" Romantically, in my head, I'm Rambo, but if someone's shouting at me, I get adrenalin shakes and go red. When I'm really low, I have a good cry. "
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Red
Good
Cry
" I was a hairdresser's assistant. I used to get 20p tips for washing an old woman's hair. I used to get there at 8 A.M., leave at 6 P.M. and get £10. "
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Leave
Old
Used
" I still feel I'm going to wake up any moment, and my skin's going to break out all over. "
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Over
Feel
Going
" Brits are cool at the moment. We've taken over the world, what with 'Game of Thrones', 'Downton Abbey', One Direction... to be British is to be fashionable. "
Russell Tovey
Direction
Moment
World
" 'Only Fools and Horses' was just one of those shows that could keep on going and going, that excited me. 'Hartbeat with Tony Hart' and 'Rolf's Cartoon Club' were my huge favourites, though. I used to love drawing and always sent work in to the show. "
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Fools
Always
Drawing
" Being an uncle brings me utter joy. "
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Joy
Utter
Uncle
" 'Doctor Who' would be overnight fame that would last for three years, and then what? I'm in this for the long term. "
Russell Tovey
Doctor
Last
Long
" Sci-fi fans are the best fans you can have. You could be doing the worst piece of tat which might have a robot or vampire in, and some people will become obsessed by it and know every little detail. 'Being Human' has crossed over from sci-fi fans to being a drama that everyone can enjoy. "
Russell Tovey
Know
Enjoy
Detail
" I just live in the moment. Or try to. "
Russell Tovey
Try
Moment
Live
" When I left 'Being Human,' that was painful because the show was going on without me. But with 'Him & Her,' we finished on such a high together that if it is the end, it couldn't have stopped at a better time. But I hope with 'Him & Her' that we'll get another crack of the whip: that the writer might change his mind and write some more. "
Russell Tovey
Change
Mind
Time
" In New York, the trains run all night, and the cabs are so cheap. "
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Night
New York
New
" Someone outed me when I was 20, and I thought, 'Well, that's out there now...' Nobody made a massive fuss because I wasn't very well known. "
Russell Tovey
Me
Well
Thought
" I was so envious of everyone who went to Sylvia Young Theatre School. I wanted to go, but my dad flat-out refused. He thought I'd become some tapdancing freak without qualifications. And he was right in a way. I'm glad I didn't go. That might have changed. "
Russell Tovey
Young
Thought
Way
" Alan Bennett is a starmaker; he's the Simon Cowell of the theatre world! He's a beautiful, beautiful man: completely humble and so accessible. "
Russell Tovey
Beautiful
World
Man
" Presently, I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her, and she is really cool. "
Russell Tovey
Admire
Artist
Creating
" When I was younger, I had terrible skin... my mother has terrible skin. Male-pattern hair loss is starting to come in... my dad is bald. It's so unfair; my brother's tall, has perfect skin, great hair, but I'm like the runt. "
Russell Tovey
Loss
Bald
Brother
" My big advert was for ketchup. I come home from school, cook my brother and sister their dinner, ride my bike in the garden. Remember that one? People cried at that advert. It won awards. I was 12. "
Russell Tovey
Home
School
Sister
" At Christmas time, I spent an extortionate amount of money on Buzz Lightyear toys, baby clothes, Disney cars and the like. "
Russell Tovey
Baby
Christmas
Clothes
" I've always put out positivity, and I've always been very open and proud throughout my whole career, and at no point have I ever tried to cause controversy or just say something that wasn't totally in support of everyone in the community. "
Russell Tovey
Support
Career
Community
" I'd love the career of Julie Walters. As a man. "
Russell Tovey
Career
Julie
Man
" I'm not a romantic lead. I have sticking-out ears and a little troll nose. "
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Romantic
Nose
Ears
" Every character I play is straight, which is unique, my agent says, because it's not really been done before that someone who is completely out is able to play straight roles. "
Russell Tovey
Play
Someone
Unique
" I think it's quite limiting to do a soap. "
Russell Tovey
Think
I Think
Limiting
" I'd actually quite like to try working behind a bar for a while. I'd give that a go. "
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Working
Go
Like
" If I hadn't gone into acting, then I would have perhaps become an animator. "
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Acting
Then
Would
" I've got really good friends and family. My parents, after 30 years, are still incredibly in love, still make each other laugh, which is a beautiful thing to see. And my brother and his fiance are completely happy, so if I feel a bit lonely, I just go and sit with them and feel their love. "
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Good
Family
Beautiful
" I loved 'Star Wars'. I had the toys. "
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Had
Star
Star Wars
" When I was really young, I wanted to be a history teacher because I was obsessed with the past. "
Russell Tovey
Past
Teacher
Young