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I love acting, and I have no desire to direct.
I am a big comedy fan, having been in ‘Coupling.’
There is nothing worse than sitting in the make-up trailer knowing that the whole crew are twiddling their thumbs waiting for you to change your hair from straight to curly or up to down. Sometimes it can’t be avoided.
I’ve never worked in my natural accent, having studied so hard to get rid of it when I moved to England as a child where I was bullied at school for ‘talking funny.’
I think there was a petition online to get me involved in ‘Doctor Who.’ I’m not a ‘Doctor Who’ fanatic, but I am a Steven Moffat fanatic.
I’m not really that keen on mainstream; I’m not interested in doing the normal films. I do tend to go for the quirky, different scripts.
I took part in two ‘Leverage’ conventions. Fans fly in from as far as Russia and Australia. It’s expensive to attend.
Every person has parallel tracks. You have your personal life or your life as an artist, or whatever it is you do.
I don’t like crowds or attention.
Fans believe they have a relationship with you, either through your TV character or, more reasonably, through the tweets you may have exchanged. In a way, you have gotten to know them. You learn about people’s kids, families, pets.
When I had the wonderful occasion to play a goofball, Jane, in ‘Coupling,’ it was definitely an homage to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who I just think is a genius.
When I get a new script, I write a record of how many costume and make-up changes I have. I cross-check them against the shooting schedule and then consult with the hair and make-up designers.
In England, I’ve never had to drive myself to work. I don’t think the English producers trust actors to get up at five A.M. and get to the set on time.
I don’t like dressing up, and I don’t like putting on make-up or doing the red carpet. The only red carpet events I go to are if I’m supporting a friend.
There was a time when going out to parties and dinner parties and clubs was an exciting thing to do. I’d wake up in the morning and immediately think, ‘Now what am I doing tonight?’ Now I’d be more likely to reach for a book.
One of the things you have to get used to, working on a TV show, is filming out of sync.
I love those connections that make this big old world feel like a little village.
My all-time favourite programme is ‘Seinfeld;’ I could just sit and watch that over and over again.
Any friendship or relationship is about a language.
The only time I get recognised is when I go somewhere that is showing ‘Coupling’ on local television.
I’ve now learned that the most stressful day of filming a TV series is the first day of a new episode. You haven’t quite banked the one you just wrapped and are wondering, ‘Did I do that right?’ ‘Could I have done that better?’
When you shoot on high-definition, everything is very sharp and clear, sometimes at the cost of losing dimension and depth of field.
Not surprisingly, there is a cultural divide between American and British actors regarding the self-promotion associated with new media.
One of the things you have to be acutely aware of when shooting episodes out of order is your character’s relationship with the other characters.
It’s always fun messing around with costumes and stuff. You know there is an element of acting that you’ve got to dress-up; that’s part of it.
