Alex Kingston Quotes

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Alex Kingston

Profession : Actress

Birth : March 11, 1963

I went through about 13 rounds of IVF before I got pregnant with Salome; it was very tough.

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The truth is, I'm not a coper. I hate stress. I might appear calm externally but internally it's all going on.

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'Doctor Who' is really challenging and fulfilling on so many levels.

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For premieres, you get designers offering to dress you for the evening, which is nice.

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I lead a very quiet life and never court publicity. I don't go to a restaurant and let slip I'm leaving by the back door, like some celebrities.

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I think a lot of actors need validation. If you see truly amazing actors perform, they expose themselves to such an incredible degree. You can really see their pain.

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Californians don't have that marvelous British cynicism, but then the British can be so patronizing at times.

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To be honest, 'Doctor Who' fans are a mixture of crazies plus solid citizens, but they're relentless.

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I have a computer and an iPad, but I have no interest in Twitter.

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I think I'm an extremely good mother. I know I'm an extremely good mother. But I didn't realise how much it sucks out of you.

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I love playing strong feisty women, I really do, but if you were to ask my husband he'd probably say that I'm very insecure. And actually incredibly malleable, which isn't necessarily a good thing.

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Children's programming in America, I think it's pretty shoddy in terms of lack of diversity. It's pretty much cartoons and Disney sort of shows. I don't find any of that stimulating for children.

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I enjoyed my schooldays, but I thought, 'I've got to get through it, and then my life can start.'

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One of my sisters is physically and mentally handicapped. She took a lot of my parents' attention, so I grew up in my own world, playing in my room for hours and hours.

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I've never been a size zero, let me say that here and now. I've never been that sort of person.

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I normally have a healthy fear of journalists.

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In England, 'Doctor Who' has always been considered a children's show, at least by children.

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I think if you live in London, it's such a cosmopolitan city; nobody even notices different-race relationships. I assumed it would be even more liberal in the States, and it's totally the opposite.

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Social media worries me because it's not part of my world.

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I'm actually very vulnerable and sensitive.

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