You go for an audition, and you meet a director, and you find that they don't want you. You have to have a pull with them: that they understand what you want to bring to it. That you don't want to be the pretty little thing. Neve McIntosh auditionbringdirector share on social
Conflict is always more interesting to play. Not everyone gets along in the trauma unit. In a hard-pressed job like this, there will always be friction. Neve McIntosh conflictfrictionhard Change image and share on social
For a little while there, I was thinking, 'I don't want to be in anything on British TV'. I didn't watch any of it because it was rubbish. Neve McIntosh britishrubbishthink Change image and share on social
Thankfully, I have never experienced a miscarriage, but I have friends and family who have, and I've talked to them about their feelings. Neve McIntosh experiencefamilyfeeling Change image and share on social
I used to have a lovely wallet with lots of different compartments where I kept photographs of my grandmother, grandfather and friends. It was stolen one night when I was out in Edinburgh, and I never got it back. Neve McIntosh backcompartmentedinburgh share on social
Audiences are a wee bit more chatty in New York than in London. Neve McIntosh audiencebitechatty Change image and share on social
I love playing 'Madame Vastra.' Although I do suffer, spending three-and-a-half hours in make-up every morning to have her lizard skin put on. I was so excited the first day when we did the make-up test, but after six hours, I was like, 'Can we finish now?' Neve McIntosh dayexcitefinish share on social
I've been a 'Doctor Who' fan since I was a wee girl. Neve McIntosh doctorfangirl Change image and share on social
It's hard to get the downtrodden working-class wifey sometimes because 'You don't look like it'. Well, that's weird because I grew up on a scheme in Paisley. But everyone's got a viewpoint about what you should look like, and it's tainted by prejudices and assumptions. Neve McIntosh assumptionclassdowntrodden share on social
In Edinburgh, there was a lovely little Episcopalian Church of Scotland church on my way to the theater, so I used to pop in there and soak up the atmosphere. Neve McIntosh atmospherechurchedinburgh Change image and share on social
