Scottish - Actress | February 23, 1976 -
It's that TV thing. You can be in the biggest film of the year and it will still not have the kind of impact a TV series has. Once you're in people's living rooms, that's it. There's no hiding place.
Kelly Macdonald
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I tend to get cast as a certain type of quiet, almost introverted person who's strong on the inside, but the characters are so very different I don't see it as any kind of typecasting.
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I'm so not a celebrity.
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Mine wasn't a lakes-and-boats kind of childhood. I grew up on a Glasgow council estate with a single mother. For our holidays, we went to Grandma and Grandad's caravan near Aberfoyle.
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The people on programmes like 'Made in Chelsea' just want to be celebrities. It's so depressing. No proper actor has that as a goal. I'm striving for longevity in my career.
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I properly enjoy what I do, but I know it's not brain surgery. I don't take myself too seriously.
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I find just being on set embarrassing. Mortifying. And that's with all my clothes on.
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I've done a few American accents. I've maybe passed a test. But I don't know if it makes things easier or not.
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I thought I might not want to act any more after having a baby. It turns out I still enjoy it.
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I'm pretty happy with the two cities I call home now - Glasgow and New York. But I'd like to give Paris a shot.
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Sometimes I bite off a fingernail to use as a toothpick. Nasty.
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I spent pretty much all my wages from 'No Country For Old Men' on a pair of cowboy boots. They're ridiculous. It's like wearing two Christmas trees on my legs.
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