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Claire Goose - Actor
Claire is an Actor best known for her role as the nurse Tina Seabrook in the BBC drama 'Casualty'. She was born in Edinburgh and was a Guide."Have the confidence to be who you are and make no apologies for what your dreams and aspirations are."
I always look forward to wondering up and down Princes Street, getting lost down side streets but most of all the stunning Castle up above you on the mound. It always impresses me!
I think the most challenging role I've played has been in a play called 'Hiding' which I did this year at Watford Palace. I played a woman who had been in prison for two years for providing a false alibi for her friend who was jailed for murdering a child.
I played a character called Tracey, who had to go through witness protection twice, so I had to play three different people. It was challenging because I hadn't done theatre for quite a while but also the three characters made me feel quite confused at times!
I would still love to do some classical pieces, especially Shakespeare. I have never had the opportunity to do any of the great classics - but I wouldn't mind if it was for theatre or film. Maybe a musical at some point would be good as well, but only because I love dancing!
What aspect of their performance do you most admire? If I could take an acting class from anyone it would be a very close call between Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino or Judi Dench. I feel all of them have such a mesmerizing and naturalistic quality. They also have such an extraordinary body of work including classical theatre to major films.
It teaches you how to be part of a team - which is so important in just about any job you undertake. It gave me confidence and the enjoyment of thinking about others before yourself. I still get huge pleasure from helping other people in any small way.
The most inspirational woman in my life is my Mum. She's given so much
of herself to me and my siblings. She stayed at home the whole time we
were growing up, providing constant support and nurturing. She's an
amazing cook, dress makers, hostess, gardener, business woman, wife and
mother.
When I have children, I hope I can be half the mother she has been to me.
The most important lesson in life I've learnt, is you get out what you
put in. This applies to everything from friends, family to work. I
think as I've got older I've got to know myself much better and you
should have the confidence to be who you are and make no apologies for
what your dreams and aspirations are.
You only live one life, so make the most of it. Set yourself goals or challenges, be it learning a new skill by doing an evening course, voluntary work or something physical!
I ran the New York Marathon 2 years ago and absolutely loved it. I
never thought I would be able to do it, but it's one of the things I'm
most proud of, and now I have set myself the challenge of completing
the London Triathlon next week.
The four woman I would take on a night out would be Helen Mirren, Charlotte Church, Kylie Minogue and Sandra Bullock and we would go to one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants so we could have a fabulous dinner with loads of fine wine and champagne!
If I won a million pounds for charity I would give it to a charity called One. It is a bottled water that you can buy from co-op, Waitrose, Morrisons, Total garages, and ALL the profits from sales go to a charity in South Africa called Round-a-bout.
What they do is they install children's round-a-bouts which are attached to bore holes in the ground, and as the kids play on the round-a-bout it pumps water into a huge storage tank which is attached to a tap - for the first time ever, rural parts of Africa are beginning to have access to clean water.
I think the most challenging thing I've done was the New York Marathon
in 2004. I was rubbish at running when I was at school, so a marathon
would've been my absolute nightmare. However over the years I began to
enjoy the odd jog in the gym or round a park and probably for a good
couple of years kept thinking what an amazing challenge that would be.
In 2004 I decided to go for it - it was a big commitment, and training
wasn't always easy while I was working, but I did it - a dream was
realized!
To find out more about Claire please see www.claire-goose-world.co.uk
