If you actually have to engage with somebody who's superior to you and actually battle with them, struggle with them, I think it's more interesting, and funnier for the audience.

There is no greater symbol of the artistic spirit of Scotland than the Mackintosh building. But more than that it is a symbol of where art belongs, rising as it does out of the heart of a great city. A mighty castle on a hill, it is a part of me, and of all Glaswegians.

My family has to be very patient living with me, if you're playing a part that's not you. You have to get it right.

When I first came to London, I loved hanging around in cafes, smoking, scribbling, dreaming. It was life-affirming and fun.

Every viewer who ever turned on Doctor Who has taken him into his heart. He belongs to all of us.

I love people where, at the end of the day, they'll pick up a paintbrush and paint clouds. They can physically make things.

The older I get, the more I think lightness of touch is an incredibly difficult thing to do.