A biography for Russell Toveyhasn’t been written yet.
“When I was ten, I spent a school holiday watching a lot of films: 'Dead Poets Society', 'Stand By Me', 'Home Alone' and 'The Goonies'. It completely inspired me. I told my parents I wanted to become an actor after that.”
“In New York, the trains run all night, and the cabs are so cheap.”
“I still feel I'm going to wake up any moment, and my skin's going to break out all over.”
“Being an uncle brings me utter joy.”
“I get letters and messages on Twitter saying I've become a bit of a role model, which is wonderful.”
“My big advert was for ketchup. I come home from school, cook my brother and sister their dinner, ride my bike in the garden. Remember that one? People cried at that advert. It won awards. I was 12.”
“Romantically, in my head, I'm Rambo, but if someone's shouting at me, I get adrenalin shakes and go red. When I'm really low, I have a good cry.”
“'Doctor Who' would be overnight fame that would last for three years, and then what? I'm in this for the long term.”
“When I was really young, I wanted to be a history teacher because I was obsessed with the past.”