Scottish - Actress | April 9, 1972 -
With some writers, the script looks beautiful on the page, but nobody actually speaks like that.
Neve McIntosh
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Some people have a persona that they bring, and I can't do that. It's just me that you get, I'm afraid.
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Women are never the protagonists; we're always reactionary against everything that's done to us. I like people who write for women that have got a bit more about them.
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My first-night jitters are so bad, I can't even hold a tea cup, but once I am over that, I get really into it.
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I haven't done any 'Fringe' shows since I was about 17. Then I performed with my youth theatre in a show where we all had this old-fashioned make-up on and giggled through our lines.
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Thankfully, I have never experienced a miscarriage, but I have friends and family who have, and I've talked to them about their feelings.
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I tend to do yoga before I go on stage, so that keeps me nice and calm.
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I started horse-riding when I was a child and still try to go as often as I can.
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Fashion isn't something I madly follow. I tend just to wear what I like and what fits me well.
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I love being in London, where I live, for the shops, the bars and the clubs - but I equally enjoy going to my mum's house in Ayrshire and being able to sit on a cliff by the sea.
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I love playing 'Madame Vastra.' Although I do suffer, spending three-and-a-half hours in make-up every morning to have her lizard skin put on. I was so excited the first day when we did the make-up test, but after six hours, I was like, 'Can we finish now?'
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I can't wait to work with Peter Capaldi as the next 'Doctor.' I know him from old; he's such a lovely man and will be brilliant in the role. As long as he tones down the Malcolm Tucker swearing.
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