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Kelly Macdonald

(1976) Actor United Kingdom

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Kelly Macdonald is an actor from the United Kingdom, best known for Believe That You Can.

Quick Facts About Kelly Macdonald

Born: February 23, 1976
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Believe That You Can
Spouse: Dougie Payne

About Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald is a Scottish actress. Known for her performances on film and television, she has received various accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Quotes by Kelly Macdonald

Sometimes I bite off a fingernail to use as a toothpick. Nasty.

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Bite

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It's that TV thing. You can be in the biggest film of the year and it will still not have the kind…

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Cinema

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I was interested in drama, but it never seemed like a real profession somehow. It was so outside my experience, and I…

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Confidence

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There was nobody in my family who knew anything about the film industry. I'm from the west of Scotland. It's not exactly…

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Cinema

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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…

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Happy

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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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American

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I'm no good at anecdotes.

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Anecdotes

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I'm so not a celebrity.

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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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Brain

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Watching films I'm in is always a bit odd, especially when I'm watching them for the first time with other people. It's…

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Cinema

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Most of my memories are the sound of rain on caravan roofs.

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Caravan

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I've done TV and I've done film, and I'm not snobby about it. It's about the project.

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About

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It can get a bit boring working on accents.

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Accents

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I find just being on set embarrassing. Mortifying. And that's with all my clothes on.

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Being

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I loved Winnie the Pooh, the Disney character, and I loved his wit and warmth.

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Character

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I love that thing on Amazon that you can go on and order a book, and you click on it and it…

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Amazon

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It's really great if people actually want to see something that you've made and you've put a lot of effort into. And…

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Effort

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I don't think you can be involved in film and not be a fan of theirs. The one that I just go…

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Cinema

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People don't change very much, and the things life ends up being about don't change from generation to generation. Life is about…

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Change

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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…

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Bohemian

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They're naughty, all those writers - they mess around with people. I know James Gandolfini got a bit fed up on 'The…

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Fed up

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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…

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Ambitious

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I walk away from jobs generally feeling good about it and that I've done a good job. And it's always slightly deflating…

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Done

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It's just the way I'm made. I do feel confident in what I do. It doesn't always work out 100% of the…

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Can do

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New Mexico was such a strange place; it was like filming on Mars.

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Mars

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