Mathew Horne

Most dressing rooms are sterile and they feel like someone else's space. But over two weeks of previews, before the show officially…

— Mathew Horne

I've always been a clothes horse, and I spend a lot of money on designers.

— Mathew Horne

I am not really a fan of beaches or lying by swimming pools, and as I have quite sensitive skin, the sun…

— Mathew Horne

There have been a lot of strong women who have had a huge influence on my career. I'm working with Imelda Staunton…

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My first relationship at 15 made me really, really mature because it was so destructive and intense. We were inseparable for three…

— Mathew Horne

If I wake up after eight hours it's right; after nine I'm groggy.

— Mathew Horne

A dressing room is both a personal space and a workspace. It changes with the flick of a switch: turn on the…

— Mathew Horne

I wore a dress as a child for six months and I wouldn't take it off. I was three. I've seen the…

— Mathew Horne

I'm quite ritualistic about my preparation. I always shower before a show, even if I had one before leaving my flat.

— Mathew Horne

I played in goal for Notts County juniors. I liked that sense that goalkeepers were outsiders, mavericks. But I stopped when I…

— Mathew Horne

A sketch show by its very nature is hit and miss.

— Mathew Horne

I go to bed at 9.30pm and listen to Radio 4.

— Mathew Horne

I go to the gym four times a week and play football about twice a week. I'm pretty active.

— Mathew Horne

I feel most relaxed when I am acting or writing.

— Mathew Horne

Elves, Eskimos and aliens are the type of girls I am attracted to. I've been going out with my current girlfriend for…

— Mathew Horne

I always wanted to be an actor. I did drama at Manchester University and then had a stand-up comedy double act with…

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I wanted to be a prosthetic makeup artist after watching 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'.

— Mathew Horne

When I was about 24, I went to Reykjavik with Benedict Cumberbatch for a few days. We took a three-hour coach ride…

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Whenever I am not filming and not required to travel with work, I spend all my downtime in Scotland.

— Mathew Horne

No, I'm far too selfish to have a child. Also, I couldn't bear to have an ugly child. I'd have to be…

— Mathew Horne

I find it ever so archaic, chanting, but I can see why people do it. I love seeing people getting all their…

— Mathew Horne

I won't leave the house without having a shower and, as much as it makes me a terrible anti-conservationist, I often have…

— Mathew Horne

My upbringing was very basic working-class on the outskirts of Nottingham. My mother, Glenis, was a nursery nurse, looking after special-needs children,…

— Mathew Horne

I always plan what I'm going to wear, although I hope my clothes say that I look really good and I've not…

— Mathew Horne

I wouldn't want to be a part of something that has gone off the boil a bit and isn't as good as…

— Mathew Horne