Kelly Macdonald

“I properly enjoy what I do, but I know it's not brain surgery. I don't take myself too seriously.”

“Mine wasn't a lakes-and-boats kind of childhood. I grew up on a Glasgow council estate with a single mother. For our holidays, we went to Grandma and Grandad's caravan near Aberfoyle.”

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

“It felt like a series of coincidences and luck that I ended up getting the part in 'Trainspotting,' but it's been an incredible journey since then. Every now and then, I sit and really think...”

“When I started acting I knew nothing. It was a momentous decision to pick up the flyer for the 'Trainspotting' audition. 'Destined' is a bit of a poncy word for it, but I do think I was head...”

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