I wasn't into Tolkien at school really. But the story is timeless, the themes that it touches on are contained in cultures all around the world. The innocent on a quest, the pretender, an inanimate object that holds evil - it's really strange that these themes are there in so many different countries' folklore.

I think I have a gift... but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself.

For me, what makes great actors, always is how truthful they are to the character and the story and the emotion that they're trying to tell.

My worst habit is whistling while I sleep.

I'm so pleased that I'm coming back to Armageddon, just to meet everyone. I'm very excited about doing it, I've heard great things about Armageddon and I'm just really excited to get there.

After I've been in America for a while, I get homesick for Scotland.

I really like acting but, just now, the more I read a script I find myself thinking I'd like to direct rather than act.