Alice Lowe
Alice Lowe
Alice Eva Lowe is an English actress and writer, mainly in comedy. She is known for her roles in the Garth Marenghi series and as the lead and co-writer of the 2012 film Sightseers...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth3 April 1977
amazing exist gets loads studied
I studied classics, and I find it mystifying that we had Medea and Electra and Antigone and all these amazing characters, and they don't really exist in cinema now. The only person who's really doing it, and he gets loads of criticism for it, is Lars Von Trier.
bit character create defies female gave learning loads massive unexpected
I think 'Sightseers' was a bit of an epiphany, a massive learning curve, and it gave me loads of confidence to go out there, and also to create a female character which is completely unexpected and defies convention.
captured funny golden instant sort
I think comedy, so much of it comes out of the strange sort of golden instant 'cause you don't know why it's funny, but you captured it.
interviews judging people scared thinking
For years, I didn't give interviews because I was scared of people judging me or thinking I was arrogant.
captured genuinely interact people rather rhythms sort
I don't understand why people don't use improvisation, especially in comedy films, but also, for me, you get more naturalism, and that's why I like the naturalistic performances and strange rhythms and the way that people genuinely interact captured rather than sort of very mannered performances.
car hold jobs room sit
I don't have kids, a mortgage, or a car. That has let me hold out for the jobs I want to do, and to sit in a cold room in the winter with fingerless gloves, writing.
britain
One thing about television in Britain is that they're so scared about complaints. It curbs a lot of drama.
came comic dramas rejected tv
We pitched 'Sightseers' as a TV idea originally, and it was rejected because it was too dark. But then things like 'Dexter' came out, 'Breaking Bad'... There are so many sophisticated dramas now with comic elements to them.
arrogance bloke confidence interviews judging people scared thinking
Confidence in a bloke would be arrogance in a woman. For years, I didn't give interviews because I was scared of people judging me or thinking I was arrogant.
fear
There are some things that as an actor scare you, and if you can capture that fear on screen, it will be interesting.
relationship though women
Women often have a fraught relationship with their mothers, even though that's the most important relationship in their lives.
nice thinking talking
It's nice to think people might be talking about it after they've seen it. With some comedies it's a bit 'wham bam thank you ma'am', and then you just go for a pizza.
comedy film britain
Ironically, there isn't much comedy film in Britain, which is quite surprising seeing that we're quite good at it.
laughter thinking people
I think what's difficult is proving to people that a script actually does work and sometimes the laughter might not be on the page, it might be between the lines.