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Kelly Macdonald
Kelly Macdonald
Scottish Actress
Born: Feb 23, 1976
Always Love People Think Work You
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Being a parent is such a difficult business; you don't always get things right. And also, you don't want to be a perfect parent... You need people to be human, and part of it is imperfection. Kelly Macdonald
You Business People Difficult Parent Perfect Imperfection Part Also Always Get Human Being Want Right Things Need
Most of my memories are the sound of rain on caravan roofs. Kelly Macdonald
Memories Rain Most Sound Caravan
I've done TV and I've done film, and I'm not snobby about it. It's about the project. Kelly Macdonald
Project TV About Snobby Done Film
People don't change very much, and the things life ends up being about don't change from generation to generation. Life is about love. And people's stories don't really change. Your environment changes dramatically, technology changes, but people don't change, in the way our minds work. Kelly Macdonald
Life Work Love Technology Change Generation People Changes Our Dramatically Minds Way About Environment Up Very Being Ends Stories Much Really Your Things
They're naughty, all those writers - they mess around with people. I know James Gandolfini got a bit fed up on 'The Sopranos': if he said anything in front of a writer, told them a story from his life, it could make its way into the script. Kelly Macdonald
Life People Naughty Way Bit Those Fed Could Fed Up Writer Writers He Know Sopranos Mess Make Around Said Got His Up Front James Anything The Sopranos Story Script Them
L.A. is brilliant, but however long my trip is I'm always ready to leave. But New York I'm never quite happy to see the back of. Kelly Macdonald
Happy Brilliant Long Back See Trip Never New Ready Always Leave However York Quite New York
I love that thing on Amazon that you can go on and order a book, and you click on it and it says, 'You might also like,' or 'Other people who bought this have bought that.' Kelly Macdonald
Love You Book People Other Says Bought Like Also Click Go Amazon Order Might Who Thing
I get claustrophobic in a harness. I'd be a terrible superhero. Kelly Macdonald
Harness Superhero Claustrophobic Terrible Get
It was both comforting and terrifying to go in to audition for 'The Girl in the Cafe,' as I'd worked with everyone in the room on 'State Of Play.' Kelly Macdonald
Cafe Comforting Girl State Everyone Both Terrifying Audition Go Room Worked Play
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. Kelly Macdonald
Mother Single Our Mine Kind Council Glasgow Single Mother Up Childhood Estate Grew Holidays Grandma Caravan Near
I was interested in drama, but it never seemed like a real profession somehow. It was so outside my experience, and I probably wouldn't have had the confidence for drama school, though I did send off for an application form. Kelly Macdonald
Confidence Experience School Drama Drama School Though Somehow Seemed Outside Never Had Like Real Off Did Send Form Interested Profession Application
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. Kelly Macdonald
People Made Programmes Striving Proper Longevity Like Chelsea Goal Celebrities Just Want Depressing Actor Career
It felt like a series of coincidences and luck that I ended up getting the part in 'Trainspotting,' but it's been an incredible journey since then. Every now and then, I sit and really think about it, and it blows my mind. I have to stop because I don't want my brain to implode. Kelly Macdonald
Journey Mind Sit Luck Every Think Incredible About Part Since Like Because Felt Been Brain Up Ended Blows Getting Stop Want Then Really Series Now Now And Then Coincidences
I adore the fact that when I'm driving home from work, as soon as I hit my neighbourhood, I see people I know. Kelly Macdonald
Work Home People Neighbourhood See Adore Fact Driving Soon Know Hit
I find just being on set embarrassing. Mortifying. And that's with all my clothes on. Kelly Macdonald
Clothes Embarrassing Find Just Being Set
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. Kelly Macdonald
Few Easier Know Accents Makes Passed Test American Done Maybe Things
New Mexico was such a strange place; it was like filming on Mars. Kelly Macdonald
Strange Mars New Like New Mexico Mexico Place Filming
I thought I might not want to act any more after having a baby. It turns out I still enjoy it. Kelly Macdonald
Thought Enjoy Baby Out Having More Having A Baby Still Any Want After Might Act Turns
Sometimes I bite off a fingernail to use as a toothpick. Nasty. Kelly Macdonald
Sometimes Bite Nasty Off Use
I walk away from jobs generally feeling good about it and that I've done a good job. And it's always slightly deflating when I see the film thing because it's still me up there. Kelly Macdonald
Good Me Walk Good Job Job Feeling Slightly Jobs See About Generally Feeling Good Because Always Still Up Done Film Away Thing
I loved Winnie the Pooh, the Disney character, and I loved his wit and warmth. Kelly Macdonald
Character Wit His Loved Warmth Disney
I've always been pretty self-sufficient. I never had to borrow money from my mum, even in the early days. Kelly Macdonald
Money Pretty Borrow Never Had Days Always Been Self-Sufficient Even Mum Early Early Days
When I started acting I knew nothing. It was a momentous decision to pick up the flyer for the 'Trainspotting' audition. 'Destined' is a bit of a poncy word for it, but I do think I was headed in that direction. Kelly Macdonald
Decision Word Nothing Think Flyer Bit Destined Direction Pick Knew Headed Audition Up Acting Momentous Started
I don't think I've been shy in the past. Young and uncomfortable, maybe. But shy? It has become this annoying term that I've been lumbered with. Kelly Macdonald
Become Past Young Think Uncomfortable Term Annoying Been Maybe In The Past Shy
There was nobody in my family who knew anything about the film industry. I'm from the west of Scotland. It's not exactly a mecca for filmmaking. I think I saw Rab C. Nesbitt in Asda once, but that was about it. Kelly Macdonald
Family Think Once Saw Exactly About Knew Nobody Industry West Scotland Anything Who Mecca Film Film Industry Filmmaking

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