Kelly Macdonald
Birthday: 23 February 1976, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Height: 159 cm
Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald was born and raised in Glasgow. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she was raised by her mother, a sales executive in the garment industry. She has one broth ...Show More
I don't lobby where work is concerned. As long as I know I've got something coming up, I don't reall Show more
I don't lobby where work is concerned. As long as I know I've got something coming up, I don't really worry. It's not that I'm not ambitious, but I don't have a drive to be hugely successful and be working all the time. Hide
What I'm normally associated with are darker, more brooding roles.
What I'm normally associated with are darker, more brooding roles.
I've done TV and I've done film, and I'm not snobby about it. It's about the project.
I've done TV and I've done film, and I'm not snobby about it. It's about the project.
It was both comforting and terrifying to go in to audition for 'The Girl in the Cafe,' as I'd worked Show more
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.' Hide
I'm no good at anecdotes.
I'm no good at anecdotes.
It can get a bit boring working on accents.
It can get a bit boring working on accents.
I get claustrophobic in a harness. I'd be a terrible superhero.
I get claustrophobic in a harness. I'd be a terrible superhero.
It's that TV thing. You can be in the biggest film of the year and it will still not have the kind o Show more
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. Hide
I'm so not a celebrity.
I'm so not a celebrity.
A few years ago, if you had told me I'd be moving back to Glasgow I'd have said, 'No way'. But it's Show more
A few years ago, if you had told me I'd be moving back to Glasgow I'd have said, 'No way'. But it's changed. It's much more vibrant, bohemian. But I'm 35 and I've become a bit of a homebody, I don't really go out much. Same in New York. My home could be anywhere but I love Glasgow. Hide
They're naughty, all those writers - they mess around with people. I know James Gandolfini got a bit Show more
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. Hide
I tend to get cast as a certain type of quiet, almost introverted person who's strong on the inside, Show more
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. Hide
[on Trainspotting (1996) in 2012] I was uncomfortable with the explicit nudity. I was in denial, hea Show more
[on Trainspotting (1996) in 2012] I was uncomfortable with the explicit nudity. I was in denial, head in the sand about that day's work. I just nodded my head and agreed and got along with it. But nudity's out now. You won't even get me in a bikini on set, frankly. Yeah, I was 19. It was a different body, a different life. Hide
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