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Home > News > Gillian Anderson suffers panic attacks onstage April 2nd, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. No comments Gillian Anderson suffers panic attacks when on the stage. The ‘X Files’ actress – who has previously appeared in ‘The Vagina Monologues’ and ‘A Doll’s House’ in London’s West End – is keen to return to the theatre but finds the experience terrifying. She said: “I’m constantly thinking about doing more theatre, particularly when I see a good play. “I have a couple of ideas but I like to wait two years between parts because that’s all I can handle. “I have to park my fear. I find it absolutely terrifying, have panic attacks and wonder why the hell I’m doing it. It’s almost as if you’re never left off the hook: panic lingers over my shoulder.” Despite her fears, the 42-year-old actress is happy to do it because she thinks is no better feeling when the job is done well. She said: “There’s nothing like it. I can walk on a stage and I feel so emotional I start crying. “I don’t k...

Home > Ciarán McMenamin > Primeval: Ciaran McMenamin says Matt Anderson is like James Bond January 14th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. No comments Primeval star Ciaran McMenamin has compared his character Matt to fictional government agent James Bond. The Northern Irish actor joined the show for it’s fourth series and told Total Sci-Fi that he hopes to combine “Roger Moore’s acting with Daniel Craig’s physicality” in the role. “There are times [during filming] when you stand looking at nothing, or a tennis ball, and deliver a kind of tongue-in-cheek line,” he explained. “You’ve got to remind yourself of the audience, because what you’re making is heightened reality.” McMenamin admitted that he had at times struggled with the style of the show and his character. “I’ve found myself a few times on the verge of turning round to the director and saying, ‘I can’t say that!’” he confessed. “And then you go, ‘Yes I can, because it’s the style of the show’. You’ve just got to remind yourself w...