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Yet the glaringly obvious element missing from what seems a picture-perfect life is children. Is she ready to start a family? "I would love to have a baby. As soon as the big fella makes it happen, it would be brilliant," she says, pointing to the sky and looking a bit wistful. "I'm not putting it off, but unfortunately, bodies don't work that way." [Obviously another pointed, specific question. And I'm wondering about the comment that she looked 'wistful.' That's pure editorializing, and I don't think I trust the interviewer to portray her response accurately.]
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Duff, looking gorgeous in Alexander McQueen and showing off a brand new choppy fringe, told us about playing mum in both this and her next film Nowhere Boy amidst rumours that she and husband James McAvoy are getting broody: "If you work with actors like Bill, how could you not want babies? He's a gorgeous kid and he's amazing and I adored him and I adored being his mum. Everybody's broody, aren't they?"
ANNE-Marie Duff talks about her role in comedy-drama Is Anybody There?, working with younger and older actors and preparing for her own role as the owner of a nursing home. Q. How did you first get involved with Is Anybody There? Anne-Marie Duff: I felt the script was funny and irreverant. It was about something we never see on the big screen, ever. I also had the chance to work with some really, really talented actors… people I'd watched growing up and been inspired by; some of my heroes. Also I'd been aware of John [Crowley, director]. We kind of know each other socially through the theatre and I just think he's an astonishing director. So, it was a real no-brainer. That recipe makes for a very good cake and I couldn't say no. Q. What do you find the differences are between acting with young actors and middle aged co-stars? Anne-Marie Duff: Well, I think age is sometimes just a number. But it's a real joy. They don't come with any of the baggage that we load ourselves up with. They're not worried about their profile, they're not worried about how good they look, or all the nonsense. They just tell the story and ask: "What happens in this scene?" Well, I'll do that then. And professionally it's good for you because it means that you're forced to do the same thing, and that's always a good thing. Q. Taking the name of the film, is there anybody there in the after-life? Anne-Marie Duff: I'd like to think there was and I'd like to think that everybody is smoking cigarettes and eating sausage sandwiches and it wouldn't do you any harm. Q. How did you prepare for your character? Anne-Marie Duff: The tricky thing for me was that she's loses much sense of herself, hasn't she? I suppose I was just trying to find somebody who didn't just become the wallpaper. She's so desperately trying to please everybody that she doesn't please anyone, least of all herself. Yet within that, you have to try and flesh that character out and make her a real person - someone who is interesting and vibrant. I suppose I just thought about that, the period that we were filming in and my memories of that as a teenager. It was quite easily accessible work in that way. Q. Have you ever had a supernatural experience in real-life? Anne-Marie Duff: Sometimes you think you've had a supernatural experience when you think: "Did I really leave my cup of tea there?" That's about my experience. I have pixies in my house who move my keys. Q. How was working with David Morrissey as your husband? Anne-Marie Duff: It's funny because he works on so many project where he's very intense, very dour and very serious. But he's such a funny, funny clown. He's really, really good fun to be around. And it was great because you have this excuse to have this mid-life crisis and a chance to really go for it. And he does. Q. Can you just say a final word about working with Elizabeth Spriggs in what was to be her final role before her death? Anne-Marie Duff: I grew up watching Elizabeth in things like Harvey Moon and all sorts of productions. What struck me was that it was as if she'd just started acting. She was so keen and so playful and bold. Her choices were always really bold. I admired her greatly as a woman as well. She always had a twinkle in her eye and you could have a good laugh with her. She was one of our greats in every sense.
ANNE-Marie Duff talks about her role in comedy-drama Is Anybody There?, working with younger and older actors and preparing for her own role as the owner of a nursing home.
Q. How did you first get involved with Is Anybody There? Anne-Marie Duff: I felt the script was funny and irreverant. It was about something we never see on the big screen, ever. I also had the chance to work with some really, really talented actors… people I'd watched growing up and been inspired by; some of my heroes. Also I'd been aware of John [Crowley, director]. We kind of know each other socially through the theatre and I just think he's an astonishing director. So, it was a real no-brainer. That recipe makes for a very good cake and I couldn't say no.
Q. What do you find the differences are between acting with young actors and middle aged co-stars? Anne-Marie Duff: Well, I think age is sometimes just a number. But it's a real joy. They don't come with any of the baggage that we load ourselves up with. They're not worried about their profile, they're not worried about how good they look, or all the nonsense. They just tell the story and ask: "What happens in this scene?" Well, I'll do that then. And professionally it's good for you because it means that you're forced to do the same thing, and that's always a good thing.
Q. Taking the name of the film, is there anybody there in the after-life? Anne-Marie Duff: I'd like to think there was and I'd like to think that everybody is smoking cigarettes and eating sausage sandwiches and it wouldn't do you any harm.
Q. How did you prepare for your character? Anne-Marie Duff: The tricky thing for me was that she's loses much sense of herself, hasn't she? I suppose I was just trying to find somebody who didn't just become the wallpaper. She's so desperately trying to please everybody that she doesn't please anyone, least of all herself. Yet within that, you have to try and flesh that character out and make her a real person - someone who is interesting and vibrant. I suppose I just thought about that, the period that we were filming in and my memories of that as a teenager. It was quite easily accessible work in that way.
Q. Have you ever had a supernatural experience in real-life? Anne-Marie Duff: Sometimes you think you've had a supernatural experience when you think: "Did I really leave my cup of tea there?" That's about my experience. I have pixies in my house who move my keys.
Q. How was working with David Morrissey as your husband? Anne-Marie Duff: It's funny because he works on so many project where he's very intense, very dour and very serious. But he's such a funny, funny clown. He's really, really good fun to be around. And it was great because you have this excuse to have this mid-life crisis and a chance to really go for it. And he does.
Q. Can you just say a final word about working with Elizabeth Spriggs in what was to be her final role before her death? Anne-Marie Duff: I grew up watching Elizabeth in things like Harvey Moon and all sorts of productions. What struck me was that it was as if she'd just started acting. She was so keen and so playful and bold. Her choices were always really bold. I admired her greatly as a woman as well. She always had a twinkle in her eye and you could have a good laugh with her. She was one of our greats in every sense.
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The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is being read by Anne-Marie Duff, especially for Big Toe Books. The programme includes an interview with the author John Boyne and a background to the Holocaust by a schools historian from the Imperial War Museum. Saturday and Sunday at 7am
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is being read by Anne-Marie Duff, especially for Big Toe Books. The programme includes an interview with the author John Boyne and a background to the Holocaust by a schools historian from the Imperial War Museum. Saturday and Sunday at 7am
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PaulaJoW wrote: Sorry, another miss for me on the dress. Maybe for the premier of Spiderman 4?
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PaulaJoW wrote: Thanks for the articles and photos. Sorry, another miss for me on the dress. Maybe for the premier of Spiderman 4? She looks very happy though.
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Anne-Marie Duff brushes up on ballet basics When Anne-Marie Duff signed up to play Dame Margot Fonteyn in a BBC film, she could have been forgiven for worrying about how she would capture the complex personality of this country's greatest ballerina. The 38-year-old actress has admitted that there was, however, another reason for her nervousness. "I haven't done ballet since I was at school," she told Mandrake at a party after the premiere of the film Is Anybody There?, in which she stars opposite Sir Michael Caine. "I wasn't too bad then, but it was such a long time ago. Of course, they will have a prima ballerina to film all the intricate parts, but I think I'll need to practise standing on pointe." The BBC has not yet cast an actor to play Rudolph Nuryev, Dame Margot's partner both on and off stage. James McAvoy, Miss Duff's thespian husband, is not among the candidates.
"I haven't done ballet since I was at school," she told Mandrake at a party after the premiere of the film Is Anybody There?, in which she stars opposite Sir Michael Caine. "I wasn't too bad then, but it was such a long time ago. Of course, they will have a prima ballerina to film all the intricate parts, but I think I'll need to practise standing on pointe." The BBC has not yet cast an actor to play Rudolph Nuryev, Dame Margot's partner both on and off stage. James McAvoy, Miss Duff's thespian husband, is not among the candidates.
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