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" 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
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" I love musicals - that's probably one of my most gay traits: that's one of my giveaways! "
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" 'Doctor Who' would be overnight fame that would last for three years, and then what? I'm in this for the long term. "
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" I'd love the career of Julie Walters. As a man. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm not a controversial person. I'm not trying to polarise people. "
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" Presently, I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her, and she is really cool. "
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" You can be cocky and confident, but when you start developing feelings for someone, suddenly your self-esteem drops a bit. "
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" My mum used to think it was the pill that made you gay. There was too much estrogen in the water, and people started taking the pill in the '60s, and it made everybody gay. "
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People
Think
Gay
" I get letters and messages on Twitter saying I've become a bit of a role model, which is wonderful. "
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Saying
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" 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. "
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Mind
Time
" 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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Feel
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" For me to play gay, it has to be something special because it might actually be more of a risk. So I'm waiting for that role - I want it to be something that moves things forward. "
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Special
Waiting
" 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. "
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Me
Well
Thought
" Be nice to people and look after your relationships. "
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Relationships
Look
" When I was ten, I spent a school holiday watching a lot of films: 'Dead Poets Society', 'Stand By Me', 'Home Alone' and 'The Goonies'. It completely inspired me. I told my parents I wanted to become an actor after that. "
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Home
Society
School
" When I was really young, I wanted to be a history teacher because I was obsessed with the past. "
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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. "
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Young
Thought
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" If I hadn't gone into acting, then I would have perhaps become an animator. "
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Then
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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. "
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" I'm not a romantic lead. I have sticking-out ears and a little troll nose. "
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" I sort of challenge people's perceptions of what a gay man is, which is kinda good. "
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" 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
" At Christmas time, I spent an extortionate amount of money on Buzz Lightyear toys, baby clothes, Disney cars and the like. "
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Christmas
Clothes
" In New York, the trains run all night, and the cabs are so cheap. "
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New York
New
" I just live in the moment. Or try to. "
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Moment
Live
" I auditioned for the role of Jamie Mitchell in 'EastEnders,' and it was between me and Jack Ryder, and he got it. "
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Jack
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" 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
" 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. "
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School
Sister
" '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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