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
Alice Lowe quotes about
either few good irony people quite richard
The irony is that we're really good at comedy in Britain, but for some reason, we make very few comedy films. And when we do, they're either quite American in style, or very Richard Curtis. And I like Richard Curtis, but I think only Richard Curtis should write Richard Curtis films, and other people should try and find their own style.
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.
relationship though women
Women often have a fraught relationship with their mothers, even though that's the most important relationship in their lives.
couple struggle thinking
I think in most couples or partnerships, there's a constant struggle for power and dominance.
intelligent people elements
We always wanted to make a comedy that was a little bit more than that, which had tragic elements to it... that people engaged with - an intelligent comedy essentially.
london film ends
So many films end up being filmed in London or in the same places over and over again.
holiday journey wife
The film [Sightseers] is really the story of the journey of a relationship, so the killings are almost a metaphor for the trials they go through. We wanted people to identify with the experience of going on holiday and having a quarrel with your wife, boyfriend, whatever. We knew if we didn't crack that it would not be watchable as a film.
growing-up growing feels
Growing up, I didn't feel very cool having come from the Midlands.
reputation certain being-cool
Manchester has a certain reputation of being cool.
careers childhood london
Both of us have forged our careers in London, but a lot of my comedy influences come from my family and my childhood.
dark ideas television
We developed 'Sightseers' as a TV idea but didn't get anywhere with it because all the channels said it was too dark originally as an idea for television.
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.
comedy film britain
Ironically, there isn't much comedy film in Britain, which is quite surprising seeing that we're quite good at it.
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.