Olivia Colman
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Podcast Appearances
I mean, it's funny talking to all of you guys about it, because you all know.
My first work was in comedy, and I loved it.
And sometimes you just need someone to take a punt to give you a chance to do the other thing.
Comedy has my heart, because that's where I got work.
But I always wanted to do something dramatic and I was so pleased.
It was Paddy Considine gave me the chance to do a film called Tyrannosaur.
It started as a short film and then he decided he wanted to know what happened to these characters and made it a longer film.
Well, it sort of, at the time, yeah, Sundance loved it, which makes me love Sundance very much.
And then it sort of built as the years went by.
Film lovers have seen it, but at the time it was quite a slow burn, I think.
I mean, do you all remember the moment when you went, okay, don't suck?
Yeah, maybe, I did my first ever school play when I was 16, and that's the first time I'd done any acting.