Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety's not my forte.

Actors aren't stupid, mostly, and if there's a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director's going for, if you're aware of that too, you can do things to help that.

Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained.

I was so scared of going back to the theatre after Hamlet. I didn't know if I'd do a play again because I was afraid of the power of it.

I like working on things that are very different and that involve different disguises.

I come more to Scotland than I ever used to, so I feel more connected to it, more part of the zeitgeist. You know when you realize you have a choice and I'm choosing my homeland. It's funny: when you get older these things creep up to you.

I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.