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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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" 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

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Growing Up

" When I was really young, I wanted to be a history teacher because I was obsessed with the past. "

" 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. "

" Being an uncle brings me utter joy. "

" 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. "

" I think if I met Frank Auerbach or Jeff Koons, I'd be more wobbly than if I met Robert De Niro! "

" In New York, the trains run all night, and the cabs are so cheap. "

" I'd actually quite like to try working behind a bar for a while. I'd give that a go. "

Russell Tovey

Working

" 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. "

" '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. "

" 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. "

" I'm not a romantic lead. I have sticking-out ears and a little troll nose. "

" I am a bit O.C.D. I have a colour-coordinated bookcase. The books are arranged by the colour of the spine. It looks cool, but people come in and think I am slightly mental. "

" 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. "

" I think it's quite limiting to do a soap. "

" I love my personal life and having a social life. And I didn't ever want to have to compromise. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I sort of challenge people's perceptions of what a gay man is, which is kinda good. "

" I'm not a controversial person. I'm not trying to polarise people. "

" I'd love the career of Julie Walters. As a man. "

" 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. "

" I love musicals - that's probably one of my most gay traits: that's one of my giveaways! "

" If I hadn't gone into acting, then I would have perhaps become an animator. "

" I auditioned for the role of Jamie Mitchell in 'EastEnders,' and it was between me and Jack Ryder, and he got it. "

Russell Tovey

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" 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. "

" I've been so involved with TV shows, I've been unavailable for films, which is my dream. "

" 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. "