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Freema Agyeman interview - Radio Times, April 2007 |
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Nick Griffiths finds out how Doctor Who's newest recruit is faring.
You started filming last August.
Did you hit the ground running?
Yes, it's been crazy. Every time I think
I've got it under control, something
else comes up - so I'm not taking
anything for granted!
What took the most getting used to?
The really, really early starts. I can be
up at 5.30am and then I do an 11-hour
day, but that doesn't include travel or
hair and make-up, so by the time I get
home, it can be 7.30-8.30pm, then I'm
looking at my lines, having a shower. I'm
not a morning person. I'm happy to stay
up till one, two and sleep till nine, ten.
And it didn't get any easier.
How was your first Dalek sighting?
Incredible. Actually, the very first time,
they rolled one in without its head, so
I saw half a Dalek. And it got more
comical because later two collided, and
you heard this "Oooh, sorry!" That was
so not scary! But in the first scenes,
there was some genuine shaking going
on, which will be perceived as fear -
but it was because I was thinking, "This
is my first scene with the Daleks. This is
huge for me!"
Although you're acting,
do the monsters ever feel scary?
Early on, yes. In episode one, there are
monsters called the Judoon: there's a bit where they come
charging down a corridor. So I was
pursued at full pace and I wasn't
supposed to be making any noise, but
I was screaming because I looked over
my shoulder and they were that close!
It depends how much you get into it -
but I'm an old hand now.
What's it like being recognised?
I've only been recognised twice, both
times by children. Once when we were
filming, a boy ran up and went, "I don't
believe it! You're Angelina Freeman!"
I knew what he was trying to say.
You'll become a role model.
I hadn't even thought about that. The
thing is, everything's there in the show.
It's focusing on morality and education
and tolerance - all that - so I feel like
a mouthpiece for it without doing
anything. I just have to speak the
wonderful lines and do what I'm told
and I become part of that.
What have you learnt most during
these months filming?
Hard graft. Something like this looks
incredible, but there's a lot of work that
goes into it. What comes out looks
absolutely incredible, but it's by no
means a walk in the park. At our Christmas party,
I didn't know who 60 per cent of the
people were. There are so many people
behind the scenes, doing amazing work.
Presumably you still think "I'm in
Doctor Who!" now and again?
Yes, it comes back in waves. You think
"Yeah, I'm coming to work" then you
start laughing: "I'm in Doctor Who!"
It's incredible. An amazing feeling.
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