Personal
File Full Name : Toyah
Ann Willcox
Date of
Birth : 18.5.58
Height : 4'
1"
Real Colour
Hair : Black
Do You
Think That You're A Good Actress?
Not a
good actress, no, not yet. I'm still very much a
beginner, and I know I've got a lot still to
learn. The actors I most admire are Martin Sheen,
Greta Scaachi, Miranda Richardson and Billie
Whitelaw.
How Come
You Get Asked To Do So Many Nude Scenes?
I've
only ever done two! I had to take my clothes off
in The Tempest and The Ebony Tower, but in
Jubilee I was about the only person in the
whole film who kept their clothes on - I was
quite proud of that. I don't really like doing
nude scenes unless I absolutely have to and, I
don't like the fact that I don't like doing them
- it's an old inhibition I'm trying to
fight.
Are You A
feminist?
Yes,
but by my definition and not by anyone else's.
I'm not a traditional feminist. To me, the real
meaning of feminism is to be as unlike a man as
possible, which is why I don't think cropping
your hair and putting on men's suits is a very
'feminist' thing to do. I think the Madonna is
the ultimate feminist because she exploits
everything she has to the maximum, so every
man
wants
her but no man can have her.
Are You
Surprised That You've Had Another Hit With Your
New Record?
Yes,
kind of, but it was a very pleasant surprise. I
have a very loyal, hardcore of fans, so I knew
that I'd have a semi-hit. I didn't feel negative
about it, but I wasn't that worried whether it
was a big success. If it went Top Ten, then I'd
be really surprised.
When Was
The Last Time You Saw A Spirit?
I know
why you're asking me that. Ages ago I met someone
from Smash Hits and we discussed things like that
but it wasn't spirits, it was martians. There's a
cult in California that believes only half the
people on this planet are human, and the other
half are martians. I was very interested in that
theory for a long time, and I'm still sure
there's something in it. I think it came
about
through
a a group of aliens colonizing earth and mixing
with humans. Not all of the martians even know
that they aren't humans. If a martian male and a
human woman have a child, that child will just
grow up believing it's a normal human. Nina Hagen
(German Punk shocker) thinks that David Bowie
might be one of the aliens, but I'm not so sure.
What's All
This About You Being Into Some Weird
Religion?
I
studied Black Magic and Satanism when I was
younger, and I'm glad I did, because it made me
much more aware of the Good as well as the Bad
forces and made me appreciate Good things. If I'm
anything, I'm a practising Buddhist.
Do You
Think You'll Go To Heaven When You Die?
I don't
really believe in Heaven. I think if you lead a
good, positive life, you go to another, higher
plane. Otherwise you just stay earthbound.
Do You
Still Sleep In A Coffin?
No I
stopped doing that about seven years ago!
Have You
Ever Done Anything You're Ashamed Of?
Well,
kind of. In my early teens I was a street
fighting girl. I used to go around in a big gang
in Birmingham, and I was very violent. It was a
pointless thing to do - I never enjoyed it.
Are You
Still Getting Married?
I don't
really know. I think I'd only get married now if
I was having children.
Do You Want
To Have Children?
Genetically
yes, but instinctively, I don't feel any need for
them atall just now. I think I'll probably have
them quite old - the older thebetter actually. I
can already see a generation gap appearing
between me and a 16-year-old so imagine the
difference when you're 40. I think it can be very
positive, though, the generation gap. It can keep
you young.
Do You Talk
To Your Plants?
No, but
I'm very aware of them. I like being with them,
and just checking that they are OK.
What Would
You Call The Smash Hits Fruit Bat?
Squidgey
because that's what goes in them and that's what
comes out.
Smash
Hits, 1985
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