Scottish - Actor | April 24, 1969 -
I wouldn't say I'm that social... I'm either sailing my boat by myself or living in some small place.
Rory McCann
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The thing that I just discovered, which fascinates me really - my name, McCann, the translation isn't 'Son of Ann'... It comes from 'Canis' - as in 'canine' - as in 'dog!' My name - Rory McCann - means Rory Hound, Rory Wolfhound.
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There were times at the start of it all when I would be standing, terrified, in front of the cameras and people I considered 'real' actors. I had no idea what was happening, what the guy with the clipboard did, or if people in the studio were looking at me because it was their job to look at me or because they thought I was making a mess of things.
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My roles aren't huge, but it's a start.
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When I get a job, I make phone calls to every single person I know and tell them not to bloody call me.
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I live out in the country in Scotland and know that if I close my eyes, I can recognise every sound.
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I have friends who are blacksmiths in the north of Scotland, so I took a few master classes with,them. I loved learning a new skill. I will never look at a piece of wrought iron the same way now. I can now make semi-decent knife blades and candlesticks myself.
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I am very lucky in that if I don't get a job for six months or a year, I've got other things I can do and am fit enough to still do physical work.
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I don't have a mortgage or kids, so I can lie low and tighten my belt if I need to.
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Home for me is my boat, really.
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I was a bit of a late developer, and everyone was saying, 'Whatever you do, don't shave,' and I hadn't really started shaving. I remember rubbing the soot from a kettle on to my bumfluff to make it look more like I had a beard.
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