It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.

It's exciting to be with really, really good people. Some people make you feel like you've got to up your game. Working with good people is always good.

Once in a while it's good to challenge yourself in a way that's really daunting.

If you are a cabaret artist and you are mostly singing other people's songs, you're asking them to rethink a song, listen to it in a different way. The most impact you can have while asking them to re-listen to a song is if it's a song they know very well.

I wouldn't do my roles if I really hated it. I've done things I hated, but I didn't go into them thinking I would hate them. I want to have fun. I don't want to go to work and not enjoy it. So if I'm swirling around on some wires, talking to Fred Flintstone, I make it the funnest I can. I also want to be good at it. I don't want to be a crap cartoon character. I want to be proud I'm a vitamin!

I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American.

It's actually quite a good ethos for life: go into the unknown with truth, commitment, and openness and mostly you'll be okay.