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" I think if I met Frank Auerbach or Jeff Koons, I'd be more wobbly than if I met Robert De Niro! "
Russell Tovey
Than
Frank
I Think
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" I think a part of me romantically thinks it would be amazing to learn to dance or ice skate, but in reality, I don't think it would be beneficial to my career. "
Russell Tovey
Think
Ice
Amazing
" 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
" 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
" Being an uncle brings me utter joy. "
Russell Tovey
Joy
Utter
Uncle
" I loved 'Star Wars'. I had the toys. "
Russell Tovey
Had
Star
Star Wars
" 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. "
Russell Tovey
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. "
Russell Tovey
Leave
Old
Used
" '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
" I sort of challenge people's perceptions of what a gay man is, which is kinda good. "
Russell Tovey
Good
Challenge
Which
" I'm not a romantic lead. I have sticking-out ears and a little troll nose. "
Russell Tovey
Romantic
Nose
Ears
" You can be cocky and confident, but when you start developing feelings for someone, suddenly your self-esteem drops a bit. "
Russell Tovey
Feelings
Confident
Someone
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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
" When I was really young, I wanted to be a history teacher because I was obsessed with the past. "
Russell Tovey
Past
Teacher
Young
" 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
" I'd love the career of Julie Walters. As a man. "
Russell Tovey
Career
Julie
Man
" I'm not a controversial person. I'm not trying to polarise people. "
Russell Tovey
Person
Trying
Controversial
" I'd actually quite like to try working behind a bar for a while. I'd give that a go. "
Russell Tovey
Working
Go
Like
" '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. "
Russell Tovey
Fools
Always
Drawing
" 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
" I still feel I'm going to wake up any moment, and my skin's going to break out all over. "
Russell Tovey
Over
Feel
Going
" I never felt I was attractive to women. I felt I was attractive to men when I was growing up. And even now, if a woman fancies me, I find that a bit alienating. "
Russell Tovey
Women
Find
Growing Up
" 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 just live in the moment. Or try to. "
Russell Tovey
Try
Moment
Live
" I'm slightly obsessed with drag queens and performers. Their quips and their one-liners, their style, their singing... I find it fascinating. And thoroughly entertaining. I'd love to play one. "
Russell Tovey
Play
Singing
Style
" I came out to myself when I was about 15 or 16, and to my parents when I was 18. When you come out to your parents, that's when it's properly official. "
Russell Tovey
You
Parents
Come
" I love my personal life and having a social life. And I didn't ever want to have to compromise. "
Russell Tovey
Compromise
Want
Personal
" In New York, the trains run all night, and the cabs are so cheap. "
Russell Tovey
Night
New York
New