Quotes by Russell Tovey - Page 1

Being an uncle brings me utter joy.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Brings
Utter
Uncle
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I loved 'Star Wars'. I had the toys.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Wars
Star Wars
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I think it's quite limiting to do a soap.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Soap
Limiting
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I'd love the career of Julie Walters. As a man.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Julie
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Be nice to people and look after your relationships.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Your Look People
Be Nice
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In New York, the trains run all night, and the cabs are so cheap.
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All Night
Cheap
Trains
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I'm not a controversial person. I'm not trying to polarise people.
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Controversial
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I'm not a romantic lead. I have sticking-out ears and a little troll nose.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Ears
Nose
Romantic Lead
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If I hadn't gone into acting, then I would have perhaps become an animator.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Animator
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I sort of challenge people's perceptions of what a gay man is, which is kinda good.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Good Man Gay
Perceptions
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I'd actually quite like to try working behind a bar for a while. I'd give that a go.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Bar
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I love musicals - that's probably one of my most gay traits: that's one of my giveaways!
Russell Tovey / Actor
Traits
Musicals
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I still feel I'm going to wake up any moment, and my skin's going to break out all over.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Wake Up
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I've been so involved with TV shows, I've been unavailable for films, which is my dream.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Tv Shows
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I love my personal life and having a social life. And I didn't ever want to have to compromise.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Compromise
Personal Life
Social Life
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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 / Actor
De Niro
Frank
More Than Think
Jeff
Niro
Robert
Robert De Niro
Wobbly
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I get letters and messages on Twitter saying I've become a bit of a role model, which is wonderful.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Letters
Messages
Role Model
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I auditioned for the role of Jamie Mitchell in 'EastEnders,' and it was between me and Jack Ryder, and he got it.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Jamie
Jack
Mitchell
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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.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Doctor Who
Term
Doctor
Overnight
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I grew up in Essex, and all my life I wanted to live in London - now I do. I feel very privileged to be able to live here.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Privileged
Life My Life Feel
All My Life
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At Christmas time, I spent an extortionate amount of money on Buzz Lightyear toys, baby clothes, Disney cars and the like.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Christmas
Buzz
Time Money Christmas
Disney
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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.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Cocky
Developing
Self Esteem
Confident
Drops
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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 / Actor
Massive
Well Known
Fuss
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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 / Actor
Theatre
Accessible
Beautiful Man World
Alan
Bennett
Simon
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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 / Actor
Cry
Shakes
Shouting
Adrenalin
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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.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Admire
Sculpture
Warren
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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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Hairdresser
Washing
Tips
Assistant
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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 / Actor
Official
Properly
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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 / Actor
Abbey
Brits
Fashionable
Downton Abbey
Game Of Thrones
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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 / Actor
Beneficial
Ice
Skate
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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 / Actor
Attractive
Fancy
Growing Up
Men Women Me
Even Now
Women Men Me
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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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Carving
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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.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Mum
Pill
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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.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Colour
Spine
Arranged
Cool I Am People
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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 / Actor
Able
Character
Done
Roles
Unique
Agent
Before
Straight
Says
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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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Something Special
Waiting
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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 / Actor
Queens
Drag
Entertaining
Fascinating
Performers
One-Liners
Slightly
Thoroughly
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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 / Actor
Awards
Bike
Cried
Dinner
Garden
Advert
Brother And Sister
Ride
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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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Holiday
Ten
Poets
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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.
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Loss
Unfair
Bald
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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 / Actor
Controversy
No Point
Positivity
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'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 / Actor
Cartoon
Drawing
Hart
Just One
Love Work Always
Love Work Me
Fools
Horses
Tony
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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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Envious
Freak
Glad
Qualifications
Refused
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The only thing I can give to young gay people is that when I was growing up there were no role models that were blokey, that were men. Everybody was flamboyant and camp, and I remember going, 'That's not me, so even though I think I am gay, I don't think I fit into this world.
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Men
Gay
Growing Up
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The only thing I can give to young gay people is that when I was growing up, there were no role models that were blokey that were men. Everybody was flamboyant and camp, and I remember going, 'That's not me, so even though I think I am gay, I don't think I fit into this world.'
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Flamboyant
Models
Role Models
Men World Me
Camp
The Only Thing
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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.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Being Human
Sci Fi
Vampire
Best People Will
Best People Fans
Crossed
Detail
Robot
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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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Fiance
Lonely
Love Family Good
Beautiful Thing
Friends And Family
Good Friends
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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.
Russell Tovey / Actor
Being Human
Finished
Time Change Hope
Better Time
Change Time Hope
Crack
Change Hope Time
Whip
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