Mainly I was able to perform with music - I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer in the pipe band. So I think it was a way to show off.

I love exploring in a rehearsal room with other actors, scenes and you know, stuff you are scared of.

There's something very self-conscious about a writer who's addressing his reader. Don't do that.

I fight cynicism. It`s too easy. It`s really boring. It`s much harder to be positive and see the wonder of everything. Cynicism is a bunch of people who aren`t as talented as other people, knocking them because they make them feel even more untalented.

From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London.

I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself.

I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way.