I'm not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have a coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.

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

I can't imagine I'll be the new George Clooney. That's not really in the cards.

There is no such thing as too much swearing. Swearing is just a piece of linguistic mechanics. The words in-between are the clever ones.

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.

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.

I'm sure if Shakespeare were alive today, he'd be doing classic guitar solos on YouTube.